“I’ll be lucky to get back what I put in”: MTN’s Zakhele Futhi leaves investors disappointed with low returns

MTN’s Zakhele Futhi (MTNZF), a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) investment scheme, will begin paying out shareholders from July 28, 2025, nearly nine years after it launched. But for many of its investors, the long-awaited payout offers little consolation, as they say the modest returns fall far short of the value they were promised when they were first locked in.

“I will be lucky to…