Telkom-MTN deal ‘doomed from the start’
Insiders say the both companies expected competition authorities to veto the merger
23 October 2022 - 00:04
A deal that would have created the largest mobile network operator in the country was scuppered by deep mistrust between negotiators from MTN and Telkom. ..
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