MTN Group Limited - Change in directorate

MTN Group Limited - Change in directorate                                       
MTN Group Limited                                                               
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1994/009584/06)                                            
Share code: MTN                                                                 
ISIN ZAE000042164                                                               
Change in directorate                                                           
The MTN Group Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of two Non-        
Executive Directors to its Board of Directors, with effect from 18 July 2006.   
Mr Van Rooyen, a registered Chartered Accountant is currently the Chief         
Executive Officer of Uranus Investment Holding (Pty) Ltd, a broad based BEE     
company focusing primarily on the Financial and Information, Communication and  
Technology sectors. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the    
Financial Services Board (FSB) for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 September 2005  
and head of the Public Sector Industry at Deloitte & Touche, one of the first   
black partners appointed by the firm.                                           
Mr Mikati, the Chief Executive Officer of Investcom Holdings LLC ("Investcom")  
since 1998, responsible for the global strategy of Investcom. Mr Mikati holds a 
bachelor"s degree in science from the University of Columbia. Prior to his      
appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Investcom, he was a director of T-One 
Corporation (International carrier) and a Board Member of FTML, a France Telecom
subsidiary.                                                                     
Fairland                                                                        
20 July 2006                                                                    
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                            
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