SENS Note - 20 July 2006

MTN appoints two directors to the board

MTN announced the appointment of two non-executive directors to its board, 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 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.

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