Vodacom and MTN explain why phone contracts have become expensive in South Africa
South Africa’s two largest mobile networks have given different explanations for rising contract prices.
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The Vodacom-owned company that retrenched 44% of its employees
Vodacom confirmed that IoT.nxt had three rounds of Section 189 retrenchments in four years, but a well-placed source said that did not tell the full story.
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ICASA withdraws accusation of collusion between Vodacom and MTN
ICASA has withdrawn its use of the word “collusion” to describe what it said was a pattern of similar behaviour at Vodacom and MTN.
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Vodacom-owned IoT.nxt’s CEO has resigned
IoT.nxt’s chief executive officer has left the company. It now has an acting CEO, acting CFO, and acting CTO — and the acting CTO has also quit.
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Vodacom made data cheaper for people in South Africa which hurt its revenue
Vodacom shifted to make its data bundles more accessible to South Africans, but even as data demand grew exponentially, data revenues flatlined.
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WhatsApp and spam calls cost Vodacom and MTN billions
Vodacom and MTN said their South African customers have grown reluctant to answer calls. However, data-driven calling has a greater impact on call volumes.
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The man who started his own business at 7 years old, and now leads a R332 billion industry giant in South Africa
Shameel Joosub, the CEO of Vodacom, has been the group’s CEO for 14 years, and started his venture at 5 years old—selling samoosas.
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Amazon in new partnership with Vodacom in South Africa
Vodacom has partnered with Amazon and the University of Johannesburg to introduce AI and data skills into universities.
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Vodacom and MTN launch legal action against new mobile data expiry rules in South Africa
Vodacom has commented on the legal action it has brought against sector regulator ICASA’s new rules to govern mobile bundles and out-of-bundle billing.
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Makate’s Please Call Me settlement with Vodacom was actually R1 billion, says former backer
Vodacom allegedly paid R1 billion to settle the drawn-out Please Call Me case with Nkosana Kenneth Makate in 2025.