MTN GROUP LIMITED                                                               
("MTN")                                                                         
formerly M-CELL LIMITED)                                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1994/009584/06)                                            
Share Code:  MTN                                                                
ISIN      :  ZAE000042164                                                       
Appointment of Director                                                         
Santie Botha, executive director of ABSA Group Limited ("ABSA") and South       
Africa"s Marketer of the Year 2002, will join the MTN Board as Executive        
Director Marketing on 7 July 2003.                                              
Ms Botha joined ABSA in April 1996. She is currently Executive Director of ABSA 
Bank  Limited, ABSA"s principal operating subsidiary, and is responsible for e- 
Business and Information Management, Group Strategy, Group Marketing, Card      
Division and Group Payment Systems, Group Communication and Public Affairs.     
Ms Botha sits on various boards, including the MFSA (Marketing Federation of    
South Africa) and the National Business Initiative.                             
Prior to joining ABSA                                                           
In 1987 Ms Botha joined Unilever as a marketing graduate and worked for Unilever
in various marketing and sales roles both in Durban (4 years) and London, UK (6 
years) culminating in the position of Commercial Sales Director of VdB          
Foodservice, UK, before returning to S.A. in 1996.                              
MS Botha completed a B.Econ in 1985 and an Honours B.Econ in 1986 at            
Stellenbosch University.                                                        
Awards:                                                                         
1998: Young Business Person of the Year Award (Johannesburg Sakekamer).         
2001: Prestige (Top 10 women in South Africa) Award by City Press/Rapport.      
2001: Fellowship of the Institute of Marketing Management (IMM).                
2001: Top Ten Business People in South Africa (The Star)                        
2002: Marketer of the Year (Marketing Federation of South Africa) MFSA          
8 May 2003                                                                      
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited