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  1. Luis

    Mobile operator with the best voice quality in South Africa in 2026

    MTN offers the highest voice quality on calls in South Africa MyBroadband Insights recently released its 2026 Mobile Call Quality report, which revealed that MTN offered the best audio quality across the country. MyBroadband Insights performed mobile call quality testing across South Africa...
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  3. Luis

    Penalty fees for users who cancel cellphone contracts prematurely

    Penalties to South Africans who want to cancel cellphone contracts early South African mobile network operators impose similar penalty fees on those who cancel their cellphone contracts prematurely. Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, and Cell C are guided by the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) in determining...
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  4. Luis

    MTN has the best voice network in Cape Town

    MTN beats Vodacom and Telkom in Cape Town MTN has the best voice network in Cape Town, followed by Vodacom, Telkom, Rain, and Cell C, the 2026 Mobile Call Quality report by MyBroadband Insights has revealed. This was one of the findings of the report following MyBroadband Insights’ latest...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN loses network architecture veteran to Vodacom

    MTN loses network architecture veteran to Vodacom Zoltan Miklos, the man who led the team that delivered MTN South Africa's exceptional network performance in recent years, has quit the yellow network to join Vodacom. Miklos resigned from MTN several weeks ago and is set to start at Vodacom as...
  6. Luis

    Blow for DStv from Vodacom and Amazon

    DStv alternative in South Africa that people can access for free DStv suffered a blow in June when Vodacom announced a deal with Amazon, which gives many of its contract subscribers free access to Amazon Prime and world-class video streaming. Amazon launched its Prime membership programme in...
  7. D

    Illegal Number Porting

    Hi folks, I left ZA a few years back, but my elderly mother is still there. Her MTN number recently got ported by unknown people to Vodacom. With some investigation we figured it out and attempted to get the number ported back. MTN fraud helped and claimed the number was back, but the new SIM...
  8. Luis

    Starlink will disrupt mobile and fibre operators in South Africa — Vodacom veteran

    Former Vodacom heavyweight has a message about Starlink in South Africa Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology like Starlink is going to disrupt incumbent networks around the world, including mobile and fibre operators in South Africa. That is the view of industry veteran Jannie van Zyl...
  9. Luis

    Vodacom Group gains majority control of Safaricom PLC

    Vodacom taking control of R172.7-billion company Vodacom Group has announced the completion of an acquisition of an additional 20% effective stake in Safaricom PLC, Kenya's biggest company by market capitalisation, valued at R172.7 billion. The acquisition grants Vodacom Group an effective 55%...
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  10. Luis

    Vodacom-owned company's U.S. subsidiary sued in Texas

    Vodacom-owned company's U.S. subsidiary sued in Texas Vodacom-owned IoT.nxt’s U.S. subsidiary is being sued in the Eastern District of Texas for allegedly failing to honour the compensation agreements of two executives headhunted by the company. The lawsuit was originally filed in October 2022...
  11. Luis

    True amount in Vodacom settlement to Makate allegedly revealed

    True amount in Vodacom settlement to Makate allegedly revealed Vodacom allegedly paid R1 billion to settle the drawn-out Please Call Me case with Nkosana Kenneth Makate in 2025. This detail was contained in a statement issued by Makate’s former financial backer, Errol Elsdon, in which he...
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  12. Luis

    Vodacom customers can stream FIFA World Cup matches on SABC+ at reduced data costs

    Vodacom customers can stream FIFA World Cup matches on SABC+ at reduced data costs The SABC and Vodacom have launched affordable data products for the SABC+ streaming platform, which offers free access to all of South Africa's FIFA World Cup matches. SABC+ will screen 34 of the tournament's...
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  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's Shameel Joosub paid R61.8 million income tax last year

    Vodacom's Shameel Joosub paid R61.8 million income tax last year Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub had an income tax bill of approximately R61.8 million for the 2026 fiscal year, up 75% from R35.3 million last year. This is according to Vodacom’s integrated report for the year ended 31 March...
  14. Luis

    The South African ISPs that host the most Internet traffic

    The South African ISPs that host the most Internet traffic Data from Cloudflare, one of the world's largest Internet infrastructure companies, showed that Afrihost was the largest independent Internet service provider in South Africa by traffic. Vodacom was the network operator with the most...
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  15. Luis

    Please Call Me: Makate wants to go after former backers for fraud and forgery

    Please Call Me: Makate wants to go after former backers for fraud and forgery Nkosana Kenneth Makate is seeking a nolle prosequi certificate from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to allow his legal team to privately prosecute his former backers for fraud and forgery. “Depending on the...
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  16. Luis

    SAPS arrest eight alleged to have stolen R500,000 in cellphone tower batteries

    SAPS arrest eight alleged to have stolen R500,000 in cellphone tower batteries The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested eight suspects found in possession of suspected stolen cellphone tower batteries with an estimated value of R500,000. It is alleged that the individuals were...
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  17. Luis

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League DStv owner Groupe Canal+ announced on Wednesday that it had signed agreements for the Rugby World Cup, Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and Premier Soccer League. Canal+ confirmed an agreement with World Rugby for the...
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  18. C

    Shoutout to Vodacom for offering South Africa's first subscription-based fibre outage service. 🎉

    A special thank you to Vodacom for keeping the great South African tradition alive: charging customers for services they can't actually use. 👏 Since moving into my property on 1 March 2026, my fibre has gone down at month-end EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH. 30th. 31st. 1st. Like clockwork. Each month I...
  19. Luis

    All the tech companies belonging to Johann Rupert in South Africa

    All the tech companies belonging to Johann Rupert in South Africa While most of billionaire Johann Rupert's $16.1 billion (R263.4 billion) net worth is attributable to his stake in luxury goods maker Richemont, he holds significant shares in local tech and telecoms firms. Rupert's contribution...
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  20. Luis

    Vodacom Tanzania rolls out PayPal support for M-Pesa customers

    Vodacom Tanzania rolls out PayPal support for M-Pesa customers Vodacom Tanzania announced a new partnership that will see its M-Pesa customers be able to transfer money between the payment platform and the platform of international payment giant PayPal. Through M-Pesa’s direct integration with...
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  21. Luis

    Kenyan High Court blocks Vodacom's Safaricom deal pending later hearing

    Kenyan High Court blocks Vodacom's Safaricom deal pending later hearing The Kenyan High Court has suspended the Kenyan government's planned sale of a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom Group amid concerns about constitutionality and data sovereignty. A three-judge bench ruled that the R31.47...
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