MTN invests $84-million in network security after vandalism, theft
NQOBILE DLUDLA ROLLING power cuts, vandalism and battery theft have forced MTN Group's South African arm to invest 1.5 billion rands ($84 million) to ensure its mobile network operates effectively. South African state electricity utility Eskom is implementing the worst rolling blackouts on record as its ageing coal plants fail, leaving households and businesses in Africa's most advanced economy in the dark for up to 10 hours a day. The telecom industry in particular is having to crank up diesel generators to power its vast towers, roll out additional batteries and increase security to protect them from theft and vandalism, costs…