South Africans have for years been complaining about cellular bill shock and the new ICASA regulations aim to help with this.

The authority confirms it has reached a settlement with Cell C and MTN over the implementation of the new data expiry rules.

MTN CEO Rob Shuter announced at AfricaCom that the group has acquired music-streaming company, Simfy.

The telco giant partners with China Mobile, Unisoc and KaiOS to bring affordable 3G `smart feature phones' to Africa in the first quarter of 2019.

The roaming agreement means Cell C's customers will have access to MTN's 3G and 4G services outside of the main metro areas.

MTN CEO Rob Shuter tells AfricaCom that the group will re-launch the service in SA in the first quarter of 2019, and will then extend Mobile Money to Nigeria.

Analysts say roaming agreements reduce the pressure on smaller operators to continue investing extensively in network infrastructure in order to compete with larger rivals.

Nigeria's central bank will today meet four lenders of MTN to discuss a dispute over an $8.1 billion fund transfer, according to a source.

MTN's $10 billion battle with the Nigerian authorities could increase the risk to SA's financial system depending on the outcome, says the South African Reserve Bank.

Telkom is switching from MTN to Vodacom for roaming, signing a multi-billion-rand agreement for both roaming and facilities leasing.

MTN South Africa made more average revenue per user in the quarter ended 30 September, despite losing 705 000 customers.

The group added 2.5 million new subscribers in the third quarter, boosted by strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana, while MTN SA lost customers.