All Africa articles – Page 10
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Products & Services
M-PESA leads growth in real time A2A transactions
Account‑to‑account payments now make up 72% of total transactions in Kenya.
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Public Affairs
Vodafone’s Read on a mission to get everyone a smartphone
Group CEO Nick Read joins UN and ITU in push to improve access to affordable smartphones in poor countries.
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Venturing & Investments
Vodacom–CIVH fibre venture to be called MAZIV
Investment group CIVH announces new, combined name for two fibre network players that are due to become minority interests of Vodacom.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom’s M-PESA will be ‘standalone entity’
M-money business will reportedly separate in coming months.
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Network & Infrastructure
Power outages see mobile networks falter in South Africa
Load shedding continues to haunt Vodacom amid decline in reliable power supply.
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Premium
Vodacom stokes Telkom M&A fever
MTN, Rain, and Toto Consortium each flagged as Telkom suitors.
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Premium
‘Big six’ form new industry body
Association of Communication and Technology created by Vodacom, Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, and Telkom.
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Operations
New _VOIS premises for the “Bride of the Mediterranean”
New space to provide 1,000 new jobs.
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M&A
Vodacom edges closer to Vodafone Egypt buyout
Local reports claim Vodafone has obtained regulatory approval.
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People
Vodacom installs boss for soon-to-launch TowerCo
South African group appoints regional American Tower figure to lead TowerCo set up.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodacom takes 5G to Tanzania
First 5G network goes live in Vodacom’s second-largest market.
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People
Safaricom draws AT&T talent to lead B2B
CEO Peter Ndegwa’s executive overhaul continues with the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as Chief Enterprise Business Officer.
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Public Affairs
DRC operators hit with travel ban amid tax dispute
Vodacom, Africell, and Orange executives reportedly among those to have passports confiscated.
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Operations
Circle Gas ‘healthy and growing’ despite challenges and CEO exit
Safaricom-backed scale-up flags progress in international expansion of connected, pay-as-you-go cooking fuel proposition.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Vodacom likes Facebook for rural 4G in Tanzania
Duo clubs together to upgrade 120 rural sites for 4G.
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People
Safaricom names new chair as Joseph turns to Ethiopia
Michael Joseph steps down to director role to enable greater focus on “crucial” early years in Ethiopia.
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Strategy & Change
Safaricom spreads out on fibre, targets seven-figure connections
Kenyan operator wants to grow its FTTP/FTTB footprint by five times in mid to long term.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Safaricom works Vodafone links to expand in IoT
Link-ups formed with Innovus and IoT.nxt in bid to kickstart IoT business.
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Financial & Performance
Vodacom resists market challenges in bumper Q1
Group posts revenue increases across the board for Q1 FY22–23.