South Africa: U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cases Against MTN Group Put Multinationals in Peril

South Africa: U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cases Against MTN Group Put Multinationals in Peril

In April 2025, legal scholars raised concerns about the ongoing Iran-related terrorism cases against the MTN Group in the US court system. Professor Jeffrey Breinholt of George Washington University even went so far as to express his belief that MTN Group may have committed securities fraud. A few weeks ago, MTN Group experienced another unwelcome development. After more than a decade in the South African courts, the South African Supreme Court …