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MTN Bozza network fight The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has partially upheld a complaint by Vodacom regarding MTN’s Bozza mobile network advertising.

MTN loses, again The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has dismissed another complaint from MTN against Vodacom’s “South Africa’s Best Network” claim.

No speed difference with MTN 50GB free data The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has dismissed a complaint against MTN’s Fri-YaY 50GB data deal, which alleged that free data in the package is served over a “lower bandwidth line”.

R12,000-a-month “work from home” advertising misleading: ASA A company promising people R12,000 per month for using a “copy and paste” system from home has been found guilty of misleading advertising.

Sexy Vodacom ad just fine: ASA The ASA has dismissed complaints against a Vodacom advert which was seen as “sexually provocative” and “sexualising women and children”

Getting into Sasha Martinengo’s Lamborghini is Epic The ASA has ruled that Cell C’s “Believe and make it epic” commercial, where a young kid gets a lift in Sasha Martinengo’s Lamborghini, is just fine

Telkom uncapped ADSL investigation Telkom’s claim of offering uncapped Internet access was investigated after an ASA complaint

Fastest network for smartphones: Vodacom vs MTN Vodacom’s claim to have the fastest network for smartphones was tested in an ASA battle with MTN

Who wants to call Alaska anyway? You can now call Alaska from MTN for 99c per minute, following a successful ASA complaint

Cell C R89 for 1.2GB ad misleading: ASA The ASA ruled that a Cell C data advertisement is misleading, and should be withdrawn with immediate effect

MTN was out for revenge: Cell C Cell C lodged a complaint against MTN’s advertising, arguing that MTN’s advertising is motivated purely by revenge

Cell C fails in attack on MTN ad Cell C has lodged an unsuccessful complaint against an MTN advertisement which promises to put a dent in unemployment.

Telkom Mobile data expiry complaint Telkom Mobile’s claim that it offers “prepaid data that doesn’t expire after 30 days” challenged in ASA complaint

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We meant “the fastest network on smartphones”, promise: Vodacom Vodacom in hot water with the ASA for claiming to have the “fastest 3G network”

Cell C advert exploits consumer ignorance, says ASA MTN has lodged a successful ASA complaint against Cell C’s radio advertisements which says that MTN is trying to keep mobile prices high

Damn you, this is not Android 4.3 Cell C in trouble with the ASA after saying that the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini comes with Android 4.3

Who really offers the lowest call rates in South Africa? Cell C is claiming to offer the “lowest guaranteed flat call rate in South Africa”, but Telkom Mobile said it offers the lowest rates

Telkom Mobile tackles Cell C and wins ASA battle Telkom Mobile has won an ASA battle with Cell C over its Sim-Sonke “Rethink 99c” advertising campaign

Vodacom vs MTN – you win some, you lose some MTN and Vodacom did battle at the ASA about Vodacom’s network claims, with a mixed bag of results