MTN, Africa's largest mobile operator by subscribers, has joined a growing group of corporates that will enforce mandatory vaccination policies for staff from 2022. The company has also condemned travel restrictions on African countries. 

With Covid-19 cases escalating due to the newly discovered Omicron variant, President Cyril Ramaphosa said last week that the government was considering making vaccinations compulsory for certain activities, events and spaces. Ramaphosa had applauded corporates that had already put such measures in place. ..

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