284 While pan-African telecommunications giants Vodacom Group and MTN Group are seeing strong growth in many of their African markets as macroeconomic conditions become more favourable, their performance in South Africa has…
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Huawei Cloud named ‘carrier hybrid cloud’ leader in sub-Saharan Africa
246 At AfricaCom 2025, GlobalData, a top data analytics and consulting company, unveiled its latest industry white paper, “Unleashing the Potential of Carrier-Grade Hybrid Cloud in Sub-Saharan Africa 2025”, highlighting key insights…
too many cooks will spoil the mobile broth
208 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has warned that a mobile market with too many players – which includes some 30 MVNOs now operating in South Africa –…
Vodacom is pumping after a powerhouse half year
232 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has reported a robust set of interim results for the six months to September 2025, buoyed by continued revenue growth, a rebound in its…
Telkom expects massive earnings spike
261 A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria Telkom expects to more than double its headline earnings per share (Heps) in the six months to end-September 2025. Basic earnings per share (Beps), meanwhile,…
Fintech fires up Vodacom’s half-year results
241 Vodacom’s financial services business is becoming a much bigger contributor to group revenue. In its interim results for the six months to 30 September 2025, released on Monday, Vodacom reported fintech…
How South Africa’s broken Rica system fuels murder and mayhem
295 The brutal murder of Armand Swart, wrongly identified as a whistle-blower, was believed to be orchestrated through a network of phones, including a disposable “burner” phone found on suspects, according to…
DStv woos customers with free upgrades
234 MultiChoice Group, now owned by Canal+, is ramping up its turnaround strategy with a festive season campaign designed to claw back market share. The pay-television operator has launched “Thol-iUpsize”, a DStv…
JSE denies anticompetitive behaviour as watchdog heads to tribunal
249 The JSE has rejected claims of “exclusionary conduct”, which the Competition Commission said has hampered the ability of rival exchange A2X to grow in the South Africa market. The commission announced…
Vodacom CEO: Rica has been ‘gamed’
296 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has called for a “more sophisticated” Sim card registration system for South Africa, saying criminals have learnt to “game” Rica and…