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Vodacom
Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 130 million customers across Africa.
From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Egypt, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho, and provides business services to customers in over 32 African countries, including Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon.
It was owned in a 50/50 partnership by the South African telecommunications giant Telkom and British multinational operator Vodafone. On 6 November 2008, Vodafone announced that it had agreed to increase its stake to 64.5%, and Telkom said that it would spin off its remaining holding by listing it on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). On 1 April 2011, Vodacom officially unveiled its new change in branding from blue to red, using the same style as its parent company, Vodafone.
Vodacom provides coverage to Mount Kilimanjaro, which was the highest point in the world to be covered by GSM, until Axiata (through its subsidiary Ncell) provided coverage at the top of Mount Everest, the highest point in the world. Vodacom was aided by its optimistic advertisements at the early stages of the democratic South Africa, including the yebo gogo campaign which is still in effect today in Africa. Vodacom is the leading cellular network in South Africa with a market share of over 40% and more than 45 million users. The company has an estimated market share of 58% and more than 103 million customers across Africa.
In 2021, Vodacom proposed a merger with fibre group Maziv. In October 2024, the South African Competition Tribunal blocked the proposed merger. In November 2024, Vodacom said it would not look into other M&A deals.
In August 2025, Vodacom announced that it had made South Africa's first native call over 5G. The call used Vodacom’s Single Packet Core, and was made using Vodacom's test network - a step towards the company officially rolling out native 5G call services in SA.
In the same month, Vodacom's proposed acquisition of a 30% to 34.95% shareholding in fiber network operator Maziv (the parent company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa), was approved by the South African Competition Appeals Court.
The Court set aside the order of the Tribunal that prohibited the merger. However, on top of existing terms that were proposed, to limit anti-competitiveness in the South African fiber market, additional concessions were agreed upon to limit Vodacom’s influence over Maziv, and expand the former's capital expenditure commitments.
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Vodacom
Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 130 million customers across Africa.
From its roots in South Africa, Vodacom has grown its operations to include networks in Egypt, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho, and provides business services to customers in over 32 African countries, including Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Kenya, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, and Cameroon.
It was owned in a 50/50 partnership by the South African telecommunications giant Telkom and British multinational operator Vodafone. On 6 November 2008, Vodafone announced that it had agreed to increase its stake to 64.5%, and Telkom said that it would spin off its remaining holding by listing it on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). On 1 April 2011, Vodacom officially unveiled its new change in branding from blue to red, using the same style as its parent company, Vodafone.
Vodacom provides coverage to Mount Kilimanjaro, which was the highest point in the world to be covered by GSM, until Axiata (through its subsidiary Ncell) provided coverage at the top of Mount Everest, the highest point in the world. Vodacom was aided by its optimistic advertisements at the early stages of the democratic South Africa, including the yebo gogo campaign which is still in effect today in Africa. Vodacom is the leading cellular network in South Africa with a market share of over 40% and more than 45 million users. The company has an estimated market share of 58% and more than 103 million customers across Africa.
In 2021, Vodacom proposed a merger with fibre group Maziv. In October 2024, the South African Competition Tribunal blocked the proposed merger. In November 2024, Vodacom said it would not look into other M&A deals.
In August 2025, Vodacom announced that it had made South Africa's first native call over 5G. The call used Vodacom’s Single Packet Core, and was made using Vodacom's test network - a step towards the company officially rolling out native 5G call services in SA.
In the same month, Vodacom's proposed acquisition of a 30% to 34.95% shareholding in fiber network operator Maziv (the parent company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa), was approved by the South African Competition Appeals Court.
The Court set aside the order of the Tribunal that prohibited the merger. However, on top of existing terms that were proposed, to limit anti-competitiveness in the South African fiber market, additional concessions were agreed upon to limit Vodacom’s influence over Maziv, and expand the former's capital expenditure commitments.