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Article

13 Apr 2011

Author:
Kathryn McConnachie, ITWeb

Swazi MTN accused of collusion

Swazi MTN, a subsidiary of African mobile giant MTN, has been accused of colluding with the Swazi royal family and limiting connectivity and access to Facebook Mobile...The Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) has issued a statement saying that since Swazi MTN is the only provider of mobile Internet in the country, and thus the only means of accessing Facebook on the go, the problems being experienced are indicative of the network “being deliberately tampered with”...“This is frustrating Facebook users who use this medium to get information about the protest,” said the SSN...MTN maintains it remains politically impartial in all of its operations, including Swaziland. “[MTN] does not subscribe to any political party, movement or affiliation. We pride ourselves in connecting people at all times wherever they are.” MTN head of corporate affairs Rich Mkhondo adds that operations in Swaziland are currently running smoothly, although some problems have been experienced: