There has been quite a stir in the media this week with the arrest of a Vodacom employee who, with a group of outsiders, allegedly abused his position at the company to bypass banking security measures to steal from bank accounts. This has raised questions about how safe technology is when it comes to our […]
All cellphone SIM cards will have to be registered in terms of legislation that comes into effect on Wednesday.
Warren Buffett famously said that when the tide goes out you can see who has been swimming without a costume.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is no longer boycotting cellphone operator Vodacom because it would be a ”difficult campaign to sustain”.
SACP chief and Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has also raised the issue of Cope’s windfall from the Vodacom listing in alliance circles.
Vodacom may have listed successfully on the JSE on Monday, but on Tuesday the spotlight was on its annual results.
Sanco threatened on Monday to mobilise Vodacom subscribers in protest against the listing of the cellphone giant at the JSE.
Cellphone company Vodacom Group made a strong start as it debuted on the JSE on Monday.
Vodacom’s appearance on the bourses on Monday may go down as the listing that almost didn’t happen.
The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday ruled in favour of Vodacom and dismissed the application by Cosatu and Icasa to prevent its listing on the JSE.
Cellphone giant Vodacom will face telecommunications regulator Icasa and union federation Cosatu in the Pretoria High Court on Sunday.
Vandalism, the weather and illegal handsets are just some of the apparent causes of South Africa’s recent cellphone coverage problems.
South Africa’s largest cellphone operator Vodacom Group will be added to the JSE Top-40 index of blue chips, the JSE said on Thursday.
By downloading FNB Connect software, you can make calls from your computer, cellphone and landline at reduced fees.
A bid to halt Telkom’s sale of its 15% stake in cellular operator Vodacom was dismissed with costs in the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) was informed and consulted by Telkom on the sale of a 15% stake in cellullar operator Vodacom.
Telkom, Vodacom, Vodafone and the Department of Communications are being taken to court by the Communication Workers’ Union, it said on Friday.
Boost for the economy as cellphone giant ditches Telkom and heads for JSE, reports Lloyd Gedye.
Telkom shareholders have agreed to sell 15% of the company’s stake in Vodacom to the United Kingdom-based Vodafone Group, Telkom said on Friday.
MTN, Africa’s biggest cellphone operator by subscribers, aims to increase customers by a quarter this year and is eyeing acquisitions.
Vodacom will list on the JSE in May as part of a deal that will give Vodafone majority control and pave the way for faster expansion into Africa.
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/ 25 February 2009
The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday unconditionally approved the merger between cellphone companies Vodacom and Vodafone.
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/ 16 February 2009
The Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed large merger between Vodafone and Vodacom, it said on Monday.
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/ 27 January 2009
Cellphone operator Vodacom reported a 13,7% rise in nine-month revenue as it boosted subscribers in its non-South African markets.
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/ 31 December 2008
Vodacom said on Wednesday it had completed the purchase of African network and satellite services firm Gateway for -million.
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/ 9 December 2008
Satellite firm Intelsat and an SA investment consortium plan to build a -million satellite to serve Africa, it was reported on Tuesday.
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/ 27 November 2008
MTN doesn’t want me, Vodacom takes me for granted and neither Virgin nor Cell-C are my type. I am switching to pay-as-you-go.
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/ 20 November 2008
Government clings to JSE investments and places its role of policy director in question.
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/ 11 November 2008
Vodacom said on Tuesday that its total customers increased by 13,1% to 35,7-million at the end of September 2008 compared with a year ago.
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/ 6 November 2008
Vodafone, the world’s biggest mobile phone group by revenue, will take control of South Africa’s largest, Vodacom Group.
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/ 6 November 2008
It must be divorce season. First Mosiuoa Lekota announces his departure from the ANC and now Telkom has announced that they’re separating Vodacom.
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/ 19 October 2008
The cost of offshore borrowing for SA has jumped by 50% in recent weeks while foreigners have withdrawn R30-billion from the country since last month.