MTN Starts Deducting Owed XtraTime Money from MoMo Purchases

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... Read more »

Misleading Advertising Detected on MTN Apps

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%... Read more »

MTN Increases MoMo Data Bundle Prices as Vodacom Sells 1GB for R1

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... Read more »

MTN and Opera End Free Data Promotion

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... Read more »

How to Get 100MB Free Data Every Day (MTN Subscribers only)

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... Read more »

Mobile Networks Continue to Exploit Clients Under ICASA’s Watch

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... Read more »

Rooting Your Android Phone Can Reduce Airtime and Data Usage

The social media pages of mobile networks are usually inundated with posts from disgruntled subscribers expressing their dissatisfaction with certain services. One of the most common complaints is that of myste... Read more »

Is MTN Stealing Airtime from its Subscribers?

Recently, MTN’s Facebook page has been flooded with posts from unhappy subscribers, most of whom complain about mysteriously disappearing airtime and data. In most cases, when MTN responds, it advises its... Read more »

Celtic stun Downs in the MTN 8

Bloemfontein Celtic have pulled off a win over revenge-bound Mamelodi Sundowns with a 4-2 win on penalties in the quarter-finals of the MTN 8 tournament on wednesday night. Last season Bloem Celtic put five goa... Read more »

MTN Employees Go on Strike

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has gone on strike today. The union, whose members include MTN employees, is demanding a 10% salary increase and larger bonuses. MTN, one of the largest mobile service prov... Read more »