South Africa’s biggest companies are showing serious strength despite the country’s economic challenges, according to the 2025 ranking of Africa’s Top 250 Companies. The new report revealed that 17 out …
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Vodafone Group chief executive Nick Read will step down at the end of 2022, after he failed to halt a years-long slide in the telecommunication giant’s share price and mergers …
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Vodacom spends record R5.8bn on it’s local network as it battles load shedding
SA’s largest mobile operator Vodacom, which has been battling power challenges and the effects of rising inflation, says it spent a record R5.8 billion on its local network in its …
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Cell C to avoid engaging in price war
Blue Label co-CEO Brett Levy told investors Thursday that Cell C will not engage in a price war with MTN, Vodacom, and Telkom’s mobile division. “We are not getting into …
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Cell C has notified its contract customers that most of their subscription fees will increase from 1 December 2022. The price hikes will affect all postpaid customers, including those in …
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MTN calls off takeover talks with Telkom due to lack of exclusivity
MTN, Africa’s largest mobile operator on Wednesday called off takeover talks South Africa’s third-largest mobile operator Telkom due to lack of exclusivity. MTN had announced the discussions about a potential …
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Vodacom plans to expand its network, spends R340 million
Vodacom will spend R340 million to expand its network in areas in the central regions of Free State and the Northern Cape, with a focus on upgrading and adding new …
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Operators call for consultation over government’s plan to shut 2G and 3G services in South Africa
South Africa’s biggest telecommunications operators, Vodacom, MTN and Telkom, have called for more consultation over government’s plan to terminate 2G and 3G services by 2025. The companies have warned that further …
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Vodacom launches Vodalend, a cash loan service
Vodacom has launched its cash loan service called VodaLend Cash Advance, a product that allows its customers to take out small short-term cash loans. The mobile network operator said the …
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Despite investing heavily in growing its mobile subscriber base, Telkom has been losing market share against Vodacom and MTN over the last five years. In the nineties and early 2000s, …