South African government ready to intervene in dispute between MTN And Nigerian government

The South African government is ready to intervene in a dispute between telecoms company MTN Group and the Nigerian government if MTN asks for help, South Africa's Telecommunications Minister Siyabonga Cwele told Reuters.

"If they need our assistance, then we will engage our counterpart in Nigeria," Cwele said on the sidelines of a telecoms conference in Durban.

Cwele also said that MTN has told the South African government that talks continue between the company and the Nigerian government.