MTN Nigeria’s growth engine stalled in second quarter

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Investment, Karl Toriola, MTN, MTN Nigeria, News, Sections

Second-quarter service revenue grew just 13.2% as tariff base effects washed out and airtime lending collapsed.

The retailer that is about to become your bank

by nouman | Jul 30, 2026 | Banking, Capitec, Discovery Bank, Flash, FNB, FoneYam, GoTyme, HSBC, Kokkie Kooyman, Marks & Spencer, Merwe Scholtz, MTN, News, Pambos Soteriades, Pepkor, PlusB, Sections, Standard Bank, Walmart

Why Pepkor’s PlusB is the most credible challenge Capitec has ever faced, and what it will take to prove it.

Cisco hands Africa business to partner veteran Ossama Eldeeb

by nouman | Jul 30, 2026 | Charles Molapisi, Cisco, MTN, News, Sections, Talent and leadership

Cisco has appointed Ossama Eldeeb to lead its Africa business as the continent builds AI infrastructure.

London lands Africa’s hottest fintech IPO

by nouman | Jul 23, 2026 | Airtel Africa, Airtel Money, Bharti Airtel, Citi, Financial services, London Stock Exchange, MasterCard, MTN, News, Safaricom, Sections, Sunil Taldar, TPG

Airtel Money’s London listing will give investors a first clean benchmark for valuing African mobile money platforms.

Industry to Icasa: punish municipalities that stall network roll-out

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | ACT, Dark Fibre Africa, Huawei, Icasa, Ispa, Maziv, MTN, News, Policy and regulation, Rain, Sections, Solly Malatsi, Telkom, Vodacom, Vumatel, Wapa

Industry body ACT used day one of Icasa’s rapid deployment hearings to demand binding municipal deadlines.