GUGU LOURIE: SA regulators must allow MTN proposal to buy Telkom
Given Telkom’s fast-declining value, the proposed tie-up makes sense for the industry and consumers
20 July 2022 - 11:51
In the biggest shake-up in SA’s telecom sector in more than 15 years, MTN — Africa’s largest mobile phone group — recently announced it was in talks to buy Telkom.
The proposed transaction is the biggest in the sector since a 2008 deal by partially state-owned Telkom to sell its 15% stake in Vodacom to British mobile giant Vodafone for R22.8bn...
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