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Vodacom demonstrates that anchoring identity in the physical world still matters. Photo: File
BROADBAND

Trade, industry and competition department sells out to telecoms big business

Last year, the Competition Tribunal prohibited Vodacom’s purchase of a stake in Remgro’s fibre businesses — Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). But then, South Africa’s minister…

  • Koketso Moeti
7 min read
Big spenders: Vodacom says it will invest R800 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal, including rolling out full fibre broadband, expanding its coverage in deep rural areas. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ACQUISITIONS

‘Two-player fibre industry is not good for competition’

Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market

  • Anathi Madubela
5 min read
Vodacom chief executive Shameel Joosub. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CELL C

Diversifying Vodacom dips its toes in new markets

Last week, South Africa’s biggest cell phone operator announced two major acquisitions amid speculation its rivals may be teaming up

  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
Point of view: Although the new cameras being put up in Johannesburg are reassuring from a security perspective, they are also viewed by some as potentially invasive to their privacy. (Paul Botes)
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION BILL

SA’s suburban camera creep tests privacy

Private surveillance firms say they operate within the law, but no court has yet ruled on compliance

  • Franny Rabkin
6 min read