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Cell C, Optasia and the dependency discount

Recent weakness may reflect growing concern over companies that rely heavily on infrastructure owned by others

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Optasia: more than meets the AI?

Optasia’s AI-fintech pitch promises market disruption, but questions linger about sustainability, regulation, and its real competitive edge.

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MTN’s Telkom tango: a love-hate pas de deux

MTN has simultaneously denied rumours that it’s suiting up for a second go at Telkom, while hinting that another bid might not be such a bad idea

MTN CEO Ralph Mupita. Gallo Images/Business Day/Freddy Mavunda

Ghosts of MTN’s past erase R26bn overnight

MTN’s ‘best first half in eight years’ has been marred by its misadventures in Iran and Afghanistan

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MTN’s BEE deal shows it’s only the funders who win

MTN is unwinding its BEE scheme, leaving retail investors in the dark. Funders are paid, but shareholders may barely recoup their R20-a-share buy-in

MTN crossroads

Signal or noise? MTN’s share price dials up

MTN’s seen a big turnaround, with the stock up 26% so far this year. Analysts are generally supporting a ‘buy’ position on the cell operator

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MTN’s Monty Python moment

Despite posting a record loss for 2024, MTN’s shares are almost a quarter higher this year. Best hope the bad news really is out of the way