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South African Telco CEO Ralph Mupita is Looking to China For Both Ideas and Cash

by Eric Olander
MTN CEO Ralph Mupita. Image via MTN.

Ralph Mupita, head of the largest pan-African telecom group MTN, wants his South Africa-based telco to draw inspiration and attract more investment from China. 

On the investment side, Mupita recently partnered with the Chinese state-back Silk Road Fund that funnels investment to projects along the Belt and Road as part of MTN’s bid for one of Ethiopia’s newly available telecom licenses.

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