GSMA appoints MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita as deputy chair until 2026

Ralph Mupita, Group President and CEO of South Africa network MTN, has been appointed Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board for the remainder of the current term, which runs until the end of 2026. Vivek Badrinath, Director General of the GSMA, said: “His experience will be invaluable as we continue to navigate the dynamic landscape

MTN fights Iraq complaint in US

South African mobile network MTN is fighting a complaint by families of US soldiers killed in Iraq, alleging that MTN and Chinese vendor ZTE violated the Anti-Terrorism Act by doing business with Iranian companies. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of American