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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom acquiring control of Safaricom

    Vodacom acquiring control of Safaricom Safaricom said late Wednesday that Kenya is selling a 15% stake in the telecom operator to South Africa's Vodacom in a deal worth about $1.6 billion (R27.29 billion), as the government seeks to raise cash by offloading some state assets. Facing high...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    How much tax Makate will have to pay on Please Call Me settlement

    How much tax Makate will have to pay on Please Call Me settlement Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate will have to pay a substantial amount of tax on his over–R500 million settlement from Vodacom, two partners from Webber Wentzel Attorneys have said. Speaking to MyBroadband about...
  4. T

    Vodacom is gaslighting me

    So there are two sites I cannot access (as of today) when using Vodacom as my ISP: login.tailscale.com <fqdn for a server I use at work> (I'll refer to it as my.work.server in the post as an example) DNS is not a problem; I can resolve their IP addresses. Connecting to port 80 results in a...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Real Please Call Me inventor calls Makate payout a "great crime"

    Real Please Call Me inventor calls Makate payout a "great crime" Ari Kahn, the man who invented, patented, and helped launch “Call Me” while on contract with MTN in November 2000, says Vodacom’s settlement with Nkosana Kenneth Makate is “absolutely unconscionable”. Vodacom and Makate announced...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    SIM registrations must be linked to Home Affairs data

    SIM registrations must be linked to Home Affairs data Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has called for a "more sophisticated" SIM card registration system in South Africa, and Farhad Khan, former MTN Zambia CEO and independent consultant, agrees. Speaking to 702, Kahn said the Regulation of...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon

    Vodacom not launching Starlink services in SA soon Vodacom says it will not offer Starlink services in South Africa at this stage, although it does plan to roll it out across its entire footprint over time. “We aim to launch these services across our footprint once individual regulatory...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Game demands ID and proof of address for smartphone purchases

    Game demands ID and proof of address for smartphone purchases Game, one of South Africa’s largest retailers, blocks all customers from buying a smartphone without a green ID book or ID card, and proof of address. The retailer’s staff explained that this was because they may not sell any phone...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom SA operating profit takes a hit from Makate settlement

    Vodacom SA operating profit takes a hit from Makate settlement Vodacom South Africa recorded a decline in operating profit in its latest interim financial year, in part due to a settlement with Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate. In the six months ended 30 September 2025, Vodacom...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's revised earnings estimates reveal potential Makate payout

    Vodacom's revised earnings estimates reveal potential Makate payout Vodacom potentially paid Kenneth Nkosana Makate between R353 million and R748 million in a settlement for his "Please Call Me" idea. The estimated range is based on the impact that the settlement had on Vodacom's expected...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    5G routers becoming more affordable in SA

    5G routers becoming more affordable in SA The prices of 5G routers in South Africa have declined substantially in 2025, with many options now available under R3,000. 5G is the latest generation of cellular connectivity and can support triple-digit download speeds and sub-20ms latency.
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    The man who got the Vodacom-Maziv deal over the finish line

    The man who got the Vodacom-Maziv deal over the finish line Remgro executive Pieter Uys was the driving force behind a successful R11-billion deal, in which Vodacom will acquire a 30% stake in Maziv, which owns Vumatel and DFA. Pieter Uys grew up in the Western Cape, where he attended...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Three-year validity for all data bundles a bad idea — Mobile networks

    Three-year validity for all data bundles a bad idea — Mobile networks Cell C, MTN, and Vodacom have warned that making all data bundles last three years would remove their ability to create affordable products for lower-income customers and strain their networks. “Mandating that all bundles...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Afrihost's uncapped 4G and 5G changes

    Afrihost's uncapped 4G and 5G changes Internet service provider (ISP) Afrihost has made significant changes to its fixed-4G and fixed-5G packages, including adding a new fast uncapped option on Vodacom's network for R799 per month. The ISP no longer explicitly distinguishes between its 4G and...
  15. CoolEscalator

    Cool Ideas Fixed 5G/4G Feedback Thread

    Good day All. As you may have seen we have officially launched Fixed 5G on Vodacom https://mybroadband.co.za/news/industrynews/610272-cool-ideas-launches-5g-fixed-wireless-internet-in-south-africa.html Pricing and packages can be viewed here: https://coolideas.co.za/5g-packages/ Details: Cool...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom spending R435 million on Tshwane and North West network upgrades

    Vodacom spending R435 million on Tshwane and North West network upgrades Vodacom is investing more than R435 million on network upgrades in the Northern Gauteng Area (NGA) for the 2025/2026 financial year. The investment will fund critical infrastructure upgrades, new site deployments, and...
  17. CoffeCupMonkey

    Vodacom call ending and voicemail

    I do not know where else to ask, so here goes. I have a Vodacom prepaid sim card, after a bit of a struggle I disabled voicemail (calling 132) then checking that it is disabled by calling 082 121, which it is. Now if I call this number after about 5 rings there is a voice that says the person...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Unlimited calling plans comparison — August 2025

    Unlimited calling plans comparison — August 2025 Numerous unlimited voice calling plans are available in South Africa for under R500 per month, including several with bundled mobile data. In recent years, South Africa's two biggest mobile networks — Vodacom and MTN — and several mobile virtual...
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  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom rolls out first Dual-Band Massive Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) radio in Africa

    Vodacom rolls out first Dual-Band Massive Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) radio in Africa Vodacom has embarked on another network modernisation project in South Africa, with the deployment of Dual-Band Massive Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) radio in Cape Town, a first on African...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's most trusted data centre companies

    South Africa's most trusted data centre companies Teraco and Vodacom are the most trusted data centre providers in South Africa’s business market, ahead of MTN and BCX. This result comes from Analytico’s latest Business Technology Survey, conducted in August 2025 and completed by 1,057...
  21. R

    Is what Vodacom doing illegal?

    So i have noticed that for the past 3 month there has been additional changes on my Vodacom account. On my invoice the following line items have appeared. Entertainment Services Purchased Content 2 Here is a breakdown of the amounts. 01/07/2025 R196,10 01/06/2025 R217,11 01/05/2025...
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