MTN’s $9.1 million network push takes South Africa’s 5G race beyond metros

MTN South Africa, the telecoms giant, is investing R150 million ($9.1 million) in 2026 to expand and modernise its network in the North West province this year, doubling down on the belief that the next phase of the country’s telecoms battle will be won far beyond Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Yolanda Cuba, MTN South Africa’s deputy chief executive officer (CEO), said the investment will upgrade more than 1,000 network sites, expand 4G and 5G coverage, and deploy new towers in towns includ