Telkom-MTN deal ‘doomed from the start’

Insiders say the both companies expected competition authorities to veto the merger

23 October 2022 - 00:04

By Thabiso Mochiko

Deep mistrust between negotiators from both MTN and Telkom scuppered an acquisition deal that would have created the largest mobile network operator in the country.

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