Vodacom commits R620m to boost Mpumalanga connectivity

Vodacom commits R620m to boost Mpumalanga connectivity

Vodacom invests R620 million to improve connectivity and digital inclusion in Mpumalanga. Mobile telephony group Vodacom will spend R620 million on improving connectivity and digital inclusion in Mpumalanga this financial year. This is in addition to the over R400 million the telco invested in the region in the previous financial year (2024-2025), it says. According…

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Vodacom, Maziv merger sweetener sparks tough questions

Vodacom, Maziv merger sweetener sparks tough questions

Maziv is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Community Investment Ventures Holdings. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Vodacom and Maziv have today been interrogated by the Competition Appeal Court over why they had bothered to sweeten a potential merger if they were simultaneously appealing a 2024 decision by the Competition Tribunal prohibiting their multibillion-rand deal. Advocate Jerome Wilson,…

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Vodacom offers customers 4G upgrade for R67

Vodacom offers customers 4G upgrade for R67

As part of Mandela Month, Vodacom will help pre-selected prepaid customers who use 2G handsets to upgrade to a 4G Kicka 6 Smartphone for R67. Image credit: Keira Burton on Pexels This offer will be available at selected stores, starting in KwaZulu-Natal and then expanding to Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. “Millions of South Africans still…

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CompCom settles key issues with Vodacom, Maziv

CompCom settles key issues with Vodacom, Maziv

Under the deal, Vodacom is looking to acquire a 30% stake in the newly-created Maziv. Vodacom has been given a boost by local competition authorities in its bid to band together with fibre network operator Maziv. This, after the Competition Commission (CompCom) today revealed it reached an agreement with the companies on revised conditions that…

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Vodacom, Maziv deal now looks likely after CompCom U-turn

Dramatic new development in Vodacom, Maziv deal

Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table following a dramatic development in the case. The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with both Vodacom and Maziv, which also owns Dark Fibre Africa, that could see the deal…

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