How Vodacom and ER24 are bridging the communication gap for South Africa’s Deaf community

How Vodacom and ER24 are bridging the communication gap for South Africa’s Deaf community

Over 600,000 South Africans use South African Sign Language (SASL), and it’s one of the country’s official languages. However, Deaf and speech- and hearing-impaired South Africans still struggle to access essential services. This is why collaborations like the one between ER24 and Vodacom are so crucial in ensuring South African communication services are more accessible….

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Vodacom powers ahead with virtual wheeling project

Vodacom powers ahead with virtual wheeling project

Sitho Mdlalose, CEO of Vodacom South Africa. Vodacom has fully operationalised its virtual wheeling project, marking a step forward in the company’s energy transformation journey. Virtual wheeling of electricity is a mechanism that allows electricity generated in one location, often from renewable sources like solar or wind, to be credited to a customer at a…

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Vodacom testing advanced new 5G technology

Vodacom testing advanced new 5G technology

Vodacom South Africa said on Friday that it has begun testing an advanced new 5G technology than promises ultra-fast wireless downloads. The company has deployed “dual-band massive multiple input, multiple output” (Mimo) radio at a site in Cape Town, which it has claimed is the first time the technology has been deployed in Africa. “The…

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Vodacom scores with landmark SA Rugby deal

Vodacom scores with landmark SA Rugby deal

A new deal has been struck between Vodacom and SA Rugby to expand the telco’s ongoing support for the sport. Vodacom and SA Rugby have signed a landmark partnership agreement, naming Vodacom the first and exclusive official telecommunications partner to all national Springbok teams and SA Rugby-affiliated competitions. The MNO says the deal marks a…

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Vodacom takes the whole scrum in new rugby deal

Vodacom takes the whole scrum in new rugby deal

Vodacom and SA Rugby have signed a partnership agreement that makes the mobile operator the official telecommunications partner to all national South African rugby teams across all age groups and genders. According to a statement from Vodacom on Thursday, the agreement applies to all SA Rugby-affiliated tournaments as well. “This builds on Vodacom’s longstanding relationship…

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One last hurdle for Vodacom, Maziv fibre deal

One last hurdle for Vodacom, Maziv fibre deal

Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub All that stands between Vodacom consummating its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv is communications regulator Icasa. This is after the competition appeal court on Thursday ruled that – more than three-and-a-half years after Vodacom and Maziv parent CIVH first announced their deal – the transaction could…

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Vodacom cleared to buy Maziv after three-year battle

Vodacom cleared to buy Maziv after three-year battle

After more than three-and-a-half years of regulatory wrangling, Vodacom South Africa has finally been given the green light to acquire a co-controlling 30-34.95% stake in fibre operator Maziv, TechCentral has learnt. Maziv, which owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, will now get billions of rand in new capital flowing into its coffers that will allow…

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