MTN, one of South Africa’s leading telecommunications providers, offers its Mobile Money (MoMo) app as a convenient platform for transactions like purchasing airtime, data, and even PowerBall tickets. With co...
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Changing a cellphone number, especially one that you have used for a long time, is something that most of us are not happy to do. However, there are times when it seems like the only choice, for example when on...
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MTN, like most other South African mobile networks, is known to allow its active clients to purchase airtime and data bundles on credit through its XtraTime service, which was launched in 2016. In the past, the...
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Data continues to be expensive in South Africa. As a result, internet users are always on the lookout for the best data deals they can find. Some of our readers frequently ask, “How to get free data?̶...
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On Saturday, 16 September 2023, we came across a relatively cheap data bundle on MTN’s MoMo app and decided to purchase it without reading the fine print, only to find out that the bundle was actually 20%...
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MTN recently announced a significant price increase for its 1GB, 1 hour data bundle, which the network sells through its Mobile Money (MoMo) app. The price of this data bundle increased from R2 to R5 on Thursda...
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It is back to reality for millions of MTN subscribers who enjoyed browsing the internet for free as part of the promotion that the mobile network offered in partnership with Opera for approximately a year. Acco...
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As many of us struggle to make ends meet and rely on Facebook’s free mode to keep abreast with current affairs, a number of MTN subscribers who use the Opera browser are secretly enjoying 100MB of free da...
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In 2019, after many years of complaining about disappearing airtime, mobile network subscribers were relieved when the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) implemented new regulations th...
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After nearly two decades of legal battles, Vodacom Group Limited has announced a landmark out-of-court settlement with Nkosana Makate, the innovator behind the company’s “Please Call Me” service, which was launched in 2001. The agreement, greenlit by Vodacom’s board on November 4, 2025, concludes one of South Africa’s longest-running corporate disputes. Yet, with the settlement terms shrouded in confidentiality, speculation swirls about the fortune Makat... Read more »
