INVESTIGATION: Who Owns South Africa? Vol.3 | Private Telecommunications

Discover how MTN, Vodacom, Telkom & Cell C dominate South Africa’s telecom industry in Volume 3 Open Secrets’ Who Owns South Africa series. This volume reveals how these players impact the rights of people around the world, their relationships with powerful politicians, and the growing role they play in selling financial services.

At the heart of our report is the argument that telecoms services should be a public right instead of a private privilege for corporate benefit. In South Africa, at least 90% of households own a working mobile phone, which has helped almost 80% of people access Internet services. Without mobile telecoms, most of these Internet users would not have access to needed communication and information services.