All South Africa articles – Page 3
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom ties with Eskom to lighten the energy load
Vodacom and Eskom launch pilot in bid to halt repeated power outages.
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Network & InfrastructurePower outages see mobile networks falter in South Africa
Load shedding continues to haunt Vodacom amid decline in reliable power supply.
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PremiumVodacom 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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PeopleVodacom 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 & InfrastructureSouth African regulator proposes 2G, 3G shutdown
Drafted ICASA policy document suggests 2G shuttering in 2024, with 3G to follow in 2025.
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Public AffairsT-Systems probed over South African ‘state capture’ links
Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office confirms launch of investigation related to in-country unit disposed of in 2021.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom takes 5G to Tanzania
First 5G network goes live in Vodacom’s second-largest market.
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Partnerships & Alliances‘Big six’ form new industry body in South Africa
Association of Communication and Technology created by Cell C, Liquid, MTN, Rain, Telkom, and Vodacom.
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PremiumVodafone Q1 FY22–23 headlines: Mixed bag in Europe as UK takes the plaudits
Seventh consecutive quarter to deliver service revenue growth.
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PremiumElsewhere in Africa: AST’s BlueWalker 3 launch pushed back
Vodacom’s VoD service shuttered to aggregate content through VodaPay; SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite launch put back by up to a month.
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Financial & PerformanceVodacom resists market challenges in bumper Q1
Group posts revenue increases across the board for Q1 FY22–23.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom hit by record blackouts in South Africa
Eskom power strikes lead to arson and public violence.
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Network & InfrastructureBackup batteries drain Vodacom funds and dent ESG targets
ZAR 683m ploughed into project Energiser to deploy backup power to mitigate load shedding risk.
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Products & ServicesVodacom takes zero-rating international
ConnectU services launched in DRC, and readying for release in Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
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Network & InfrastructureVodacom seeks strategic partners for ‘Africa FibreCo’
SA group’s infra overhaul continues with plan for regional wireline play.
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Strategy & ChangeTowerCo agenda in “final stages” as Vodacom targets power resilience
Inter-operator synergies and power supply assurance the top priorities for upcoming TowerCo.
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Financial & PerformanceVodafone Q4 FY21–22: Super apps and fintech investment to drive Vodacom growth
FY21–22 results underline revenue diversification ambitions, with ‘new services’ set to contribute increasing proportion to bottom line.
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Partnerships & AlliancesVodacom signs “exclusive” deal with Visa in South Africa
New contract builds on similar deal between Safaricom and Visa for M-PESA. Visa payments option likely to be available as a virtual card integrated into the recently launched VodaPay Super App.
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Network & Infrastructure“A serious tragedy”: Vodacom begins repairs following SA floods
KwaZulu-Natal flooding declared an emergency with more than 300 dead. Vodacom cites ‘social contract’ in ZAR 3m relief donation. Operators begin network restoration, with power outages a core issue after backup batteries washed out.