(Telecompaper) MTN Group executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko is continuing in his role past the 09 May expiry of his initial contract, as he is still working on the dual tasks of recruiting a new chief executive officer and resolving a record fine in Nigeria, Bloomberg reported. MTN spokesman Chris Maroleng told the news agency that the board had given Nhleko a mandate and that he would continue as executive chairman until this mandate has been fulfilled.