To commemorate its second birthday, loyal Virgin Mobile customers received the new HTC Touch Diamond mobile phone, distributed by Leaf.
The operator will buy the 59% shareholding in i-Talk Cellular that is held by the Bebinchand Seevnarayan Trust.
The US-based mobile advertising company opens an office in SA.
The pan-African mobile provider was the top taxpayer in the past three consecutive years, it says.
The deal will secure for MTN 100% ownership of the company.
The operator signs transaction agreements with Royal Bafokeng Holdings and Thebe Investments.
The operator's service gives users an accurate representation of the Internet on a mobile phone.
The deal between the cellular operator and Verizon Business is expected to come under fire from other ISPs.
A deal with zoopy.com marks Vodacom's entry in the multimedia market.
The operating system that powers 60% of the world's mobile phones will be open source within the next two years.
The move is the catalyst the mobile transaction industry has been waiting for to reduce banking costs.
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The HTC mobile phone is defined by its compact size, Internet accessibility and 3D touch interface, says Leaf.