Nedbank Group

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Cell C Pty Ltd. is seeking to cut its debt by 73 percent as part of a deal that will help South Africa’s third-largest mobile-phone operator sell a stake to Blue Label Telecoms Ltd. while retaining its operating license, according to two people familiar with the matter. The proposed transaction will see Cell C split about 9 billion rand ($688 million) of borrowings into three special purpose vehicles, said the people, who…