A new Open Secrets report alleges that the country’s biggest mobile firms have used political ties to protect their interests across Africa.
Originally published in Currency News
By Rob Rose
South Africa’s parliament must exercise greater oversight of mobile phone giants MTN and Vodacom to prevent them “abusing” their deep political connections, says non-profit group Open Secrets.
In a new report, Open Secrets has traced the political links of these operators, not just at home but also in countries across the continent, where the Johannesburg-based companies have been accused of allowing authoritarian regimes to act against their own people.
“For these companies to operate, they…
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