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MTN South Africa’s Half-Baked Success
In a shocking turn of events, MTN South Africa has managed to squeeze out a meager 3.3% increase in service revenue for the first half of the year, despite the country’s crumbling economy and the company’s own incompetence. But don’t get too excited – it’s not like they’re celebrating a major victory or anything.
The telco giant’s Ebitda margin expanded by a whopping 0.4 percentage points, but who’s counting? Meanwhile, data revenue growth was a paltry 2.4%, and outgoing voice revenue plummeted by 5.5%. But hey, at least they managed to grow their subscriber numbers by 4.7% – a feat that’s almost as impressive as a magician making a rabbit disappear.
The fintech business, which is supposedly the future of money, saw a 59.1% increase in service revenue. But let’s be real, it’s just a bunch of fancy financial tricks to milk more money out of unsuspecting customers. And don’t even get me started on the "airtime advance initiatives" – it’s just a fancy way of saying they’re charging people exorbitant interest rates on their phone bills.
And what about the digital business? Oh boy, it’s a real mess. The company is trying to peddle mobile advertising and content subscriptions, but who’s buying? The customers, of course, are stuck with a bunch of useless apps and subscriptions that they can’t even use properly. And don’t even get me started on the exclusivity deals with Showmax EPL and Disney+ – it’s just a bunch of corporate jargon for "we’re trying to make a quick buck off of unsuspecting consumers".
So, in conclusion, MTN South Africa’s half-baked success is nothing to write home about. It’s just a bunch of half-baked ideas and half-hearted efforts to make a quick buck.
