Former cellphone tower technician gets 20 years behind bars for tampering and stealing equipment
Detectives in the Free State used fingerprint analysis to catch and convict a 43-year-old former cellphone tower technician who tampered with and stole from MTN and Vodacom infrastructure.
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MTN reveals pro forma profit from potential IHS acquisition
MTN Group revealed its takeover of international cellular tower infrastructure company IHS resulted in a pro forma profit of R2.011 billion in its 2025 financial year.
The African telecoms giant announced it would purchase the...
Cellphone tower giant appoints ex-MTN exec as South Africa CEO
IHS Holding Limited, known as IHS Towers, has appointed Sandile Msimango as Vice President and CEO of IHS South Africa.
Msimango was the MTN Group head of passive infrastructure investments and management between 2009 and 2015...
Telkom cellular towers business listing on the JSE
Telkom says it has made significant progress with its plan to list its masts and towers business, Swiftnet, on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
It said that the progress includes, but is not limited to, formal engagements with the JSE.
Places where cellular towers are secretly hidden
Mobile operators have developed new ways to hide cellular towers to blend in with the environment. Here are some of the latest examples.