Resignation and appointment of director (Group Chief Financial Officer) MTN Group Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 1994/009584/06 Share code: MTN ISIN: ZAE000042164 ("MTN Group" or “the Company”) RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR (GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER) Shareholders are advised that Mr. Nazir Patel, the Group Chief Financial Officer and executive financial director on the Board of Directors of MTN Group ("the Board"), resigned yesterday with immediate effect. Mr Patel explained to the Company that he does not wish his continued employment with the Company to prejudice the Company in respect of certain allegations made against him, which are subject to an ongoing investigation which had been commissioned by the Company. Mr. Brett Goschen has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer and executive financial director on the Board, with immediate effect. Mr Goschen joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer of MTN Nigeria in 2002. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana in 2006 and returned to MTN Nigeria as Chief Executive Officer in 2011. The Board is confident that Mr Goschen has the appropriate expertise and experience for his new role. Fairland 22 July 2013 Sponsor Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited Date: 22/07/2013 04:59:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.