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- 13 Apr 2015
Reports Link Vodacom, MTN in Race to Acquire Visafone
Different reports at the weekend indicated that Vodacom Group Limited (Vodacom) and MTN Group are quietly competing in the race acquire Visafone, the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access…
- 21 Jun 2019
Synergy Communications Acquires Vodacom Business Nigeria, Others
Vodacom Group has announced the sale of its business unit operations in Nigeria, Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire to Andile Ngcaba’s Synergy Communications. The transaction is now subject to approval from…
- 21 Jun 2019
Vodacom Unit to Sell Operations in Nigeria, Others
Vodacom Group Ltd., South African mobile phone operator, announced on Friday its plan to sell its Business Africa unit’s Angolan operations and assets to Internet Technologies, Angola, for an…
- 16 Jan 2026
Vodacom Crowned Africa's Top Employer 3rd Year Running on Innovation, Ethical AI
Vodacom Group has been named Africa's Top Employer for the third consecutive year by the Top Employers Institute, achieving an overall score of 99.56% and setting a global benchmark in human…
- 12 Aug 2025
Airtel, Vodacom sign Network Infrastructure Agreement to Drive Digital Inclusion
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to…
- 6 Jul 2020
Vodacom Nigeria Appoints Chime as New MD
The board of Vodacom Business Africa (Nigeria) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Vodacom Group has appointed Mr Valentine Chime, as the new managing director for its operations. Mr Valentine…
- 16 Jan 2015
UBA Partners Vodacom for Data, Broadband
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, leading Pan-African Bank, in an effort to better serve its numerous customers globally has partnered with Vodacom for data and broadband communications. UBA Group is…
- 2 Apr 2023
Mobile Money Taxation Could Hamper Financial Inclusion Gains in Africa
In an increasingly digital economy, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been greater collaboration between the private sector and governments in Africa to further the continent’s digital…
- 21 Sept 2021
Global Initiative to Give 3.4bn People Access to Smartphones
An initiative has been launched by Vodafone Group and the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU), to address the global digital divide. It aims to give an additional 3.4 billion people the…
- 2 Apr 2024
Report Finds Africa’s SMEs Grapple with Tech Costs, Skills Dearth
Although small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa are increasingly investing in digital technologies, their innovation journey is hindered by the high cost of technology upgrades, the lack of…
- 4 Dec 2020
GSMA Launches Framework to Improve Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities
To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the GSMA is launching the ‘Principles for Driving the Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities’. The Principles aim to further…
- 27 Oct 2013
Vodacom, Chams, IBM, Others Sponsor Smart Campus 2013
A number of notable connectivity and telecommunications as well as e-Learning Platforms providers have lined up behind the 2013 edition of the innovative Smart Campus Project. Among these are…
- 23 Jul 2017
BUA Group, Others Race to Buy 9Mobile
BUA Group, Virgin Mobile from the United Kingdom and Vodacom of South Africa are some of the companies in the running to buy 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. A few others have also signified…
- 31 Oct 2022
Mobile Tech Tap to Drive Africa’s Financial Inclusion
New research urges African governments to work collaboratively with all role-players to introduce strong mobile tech-driven financial innovations in support of national development priorities and the…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 9 Feb 2024
Airtel Africa Establishes a Fibre Asset Network
Airtel Africa has entered the intense fight for the continent's fibre market by establishing Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited to manage its fibre assets. This week, the company unveiled Telesonic, a…
- 4 May 2018
Safaricom Pilots Messaging App Linked to Mobile money
Safaricom, Kenya's biggest telecoms company, is piloting a social messaging app that will link to its mobile money platform in an attempt to move the company into the application business. Bonga,…
- 17 Jul 2019
Yolanda Cuba joins MTN as Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer
MTN Group has announced appointment of Yolanda Cuba as Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer. Yolanda will join the MTN Group Executive Committee reporting to the Group CEO Rob Shuter.…
- 19 Oct 2023
Africa’s Top Telco CEOs Want Mobile Industry Tax Reductions
Six African CEOs of the continent’s largest telcos have urged governments to establish new policies to expedite the positive and inclusive impacts of mobile technology, in order to address investment…
- 4 Mar 2019
NCC, Others Join eBusiness Life Girls in ICT Campaign
As preparations for the International Girls in ICT Day celebration advances, Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian communications Commission (NCC) has given its nod to be part of the campaign…
- 23 Apr 2018
Systemspecs, Vodacom, VDT Join eBusiness Life Int’l Girls in ICT Day Celebration
Information and Communications Technology Firms Systemspecs, Vodacom Business Nigeria, New Horizons and VDT Communications have signed on to be part of the forthcoming 7th Edition of the…
- 28 Sept 2012
Vodacom Business, Rack Centre Joins Hands CND Centre in Nigeria
Vodacom Business Nigeria, a leading provider of total communication solutions affirmed its position as a thought leader in the Data Hosting and ICT industry by partnering with Rack Centre Africa, a…
- 2 Aug 2010
Bharti Airtel Appoints Andre Beyers as CMO for African Operations
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the chief marketing officer for its African operations. The company…
- 20 Apr 2021
CNN’s Connecting Africa Explores Africa’s Telecommunications Industry
In the latest episode of Connecting Africa, CNN International’s Eleni Giokos explores how Africa’s telecommunications industry is transforming business and gearing up for a more interconnected…
- 27 Nov 2018
MTN Executives to Resign as Telco Battles FG Fines
There are strong indications that some executives of MTN Group will exit the telecom firm in the next few months as the company battles to resolve its issues with the Nigerian government over the…
- 21 May 2015
MTN Workers Down Tools in S/Africa over Pay Rise
About 2,000 South African workers of MTN Group went on strike on Wednesday demanding more pay, the first major industrial action to hit Africa's biggest mobile phone operator since its formation in…
- 27 Oct 2020
Ayoba Signs Up AppsFlyer as Effort To Become Africa’s Largest Digital Platform
AppsFlyer, the global marketing attribution leader, has announced a partnership with Ayoba to propel the free instant messaging app designed by Africans for Africans to become the largest digital…
- 20 May 2016
FG Suspends Talks on MTN $3.9Bn Fine, Awaits Reps Probe
Nigeria has suspended talks with MTN Group Ltd. about a record $3.9 billion fine on the wireless company indefinitely while the House of Representatives completes an investigation into the size of…
- 4 Mar 2016
Nigeria Still Haven for Telecom Investors- Danbatta
With over 107 percent teledensity for voice segment of telecommunications services already achieved in Nigeria, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman (EVC) and CEO, Nigerian…
- 9 Aug 2015
MTN Downbeat on Outlook for Nigeria
MTN Group gave a downbeat outlook for Nigeria, its biggest market, yesterday after losing high-end users to Gulf rival Etisalat. South Africa-based MTN, which reported a 10 percent decline in…