Former MTN Group CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, is dead. 

Dabengwa who has been battling cancer, died early Monday at the age of 66.

Sifiso Dabengwa (Zimbabwean Businessman and Executive) was born in 1958 in Zimbabwe. Sifiso Dabengwa is the Executive Director of the largest telecom company in Africa: The MTN Group. Dabengwa began his career as Managing Director in South Africa. In 2004, he was promoted to CEO of MTN Nigeria.

The Zimbabwean-born Dabengwa also served briefly as MTN Nigeria CEO until 2006.

South African media outlets are quoting a family spokesperson Themba Sibanyoni to have confirmed his death.

According to the reports, Sibanyoni said: “Dabengwa was a titan in the telecommunications industry and an astute businessman. His tenure as CEO of MTN Group from 2011 to 2015 was marked by visionary leadership, integrity, and dedication that drove significant advancements in the industry”.

Sibanyoni said Dabengwa, left a legacy that extends far beyond the boardroom.
“He was an advocate for education and a fervent believer in the power of technology to transform lives.

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It was gathered that MTN received the news of his death with shock and heavy heart.

She noted that everybody in MTN was in a mourning mood considering that Dabengwa was still a member of the MTN family having headed the telecommunication giant for a number of progressive years.

Dabengwa was said to have battled Cancer for a while but gave up early hours of Monday.