Vodacom has responded to MTN’s campaign around a 2c per second prepaid call rate by introducing the same rate across all networks, with a twist.
On the eve of BlackBerry 10 launch in South Africa, waiting lists for the Apple iPhone 5 have vanished and all suppliers are fully stocked.
Vodacom has begun selling 4G services based on long-term evolution technology but coverage is extremely limited – for now.
If anyone needs confirmation that there is a price war going on in SA’s cellphone sector, a quick look at last Sunday’s newspapers will confirm it.
Vodacom, the South African unit of British mobile operator Vodafone, has reported a 9.3% rise in first-quarter revenue.
Vodacom has announced that chief executive Pieter Uys will leave the company in March next year and be replaced by Shameel Joosub.
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Companies have defended their money management strategies after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan lashed out over lack of investnment.
Lawyers say that the cellular giant Vodacom has been trying to pull strings and avoid adhering to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s laws.
Namibia has been held up as an example of how a regulator can stop cellphone giants from making a killing and ripping off customers.
New Cell C chief executive Alan Knott-Craig says the mobile operator has its eye on 25% of the market share as part of its long-term strategy.
Vodacom has been been ordered to pay a politically connected fixer $21-million this week by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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/ 18 January 2012
Ivan Dittrich is due to take up his new position as chief financial officer and group executive director of Vodacom in July.
All eyes are on the communications authority as it begins the spectrum allocation process.
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/ 19 September 2011
South Africa’s Vodacom is in talks to buy a stake in mobile operator Telekom Networks Malawi, media reports in Malawi said on Monday.
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/ 14 September 2011
After facing customer criticism, Vodacom has changed its mind about slowing down its BlackBerry internet services.
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/ 13 September 2011
Vodacom’s decision to throttle the download speeds of heavy-use Blackberry customers is arguably in breach of the "spirit of the CPA", experts say.
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/ 12 September 2011
Vodacom plans to throttle the connection speeds of the heaviest users of BlackBerry Internet Service, which offers unlimited on-device browsing.
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Cell C has unveiled new 10GB and 20GB bundled broadband packages for the local market after Vodacom revised its data services structure and pricing.
Three of South Africa’s cellphone operators do not meet certain minimum requirements for network stability, says communications regular Icasa.
South Africa’s biggest wireless phones operator, cut off about a million users for failing to register their SIM cards under a new law in the country.
Just under a million Vodacom customers have been disconnected after failing to register their sim cards before the Rica deadline.
Cellphone service providers Vodacom and MTN are having serious network problems, with many customers unable to make calls or send text messages.
Mobile phone operators MTN and Vodacom are on track to meet a June deadline for registering users for Rica, part of an effort against crime.
Vodacom, MXit and Google have predicted that mobile marketing and advertising spend in South Africa will grow to R1-billion by 2012.
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Vodacom has grown its customer base, while headline earning per share have grown by 29%, according to its preliminary results released on Monday.
Local cellphone operators Vodacom and Cell C are locked in an advertising battle after both companies rebranded in recent weeks.
One of those brand promises Vodacom is making right now is that its colour change also signals positive change elsewhere.
In part two of our armchair guide to foreign policy, <b>Sean Christie</b> delves into some of the most awkward parts of the country’s challenges.
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/ 21 February 2011
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