MTN Group is seeking a visa dispensation to recruit electrical engineers from other African countries to help manage its towers and network as it transitions some infrastructure off the grid in the face of intensive load-shedding. 

The skills needed are largely unavailable in South Africa, group CEO Ralph Mupita said during the company's financial results presentation this week...

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