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  1. Luis

    Former Vodacom executive wants SIM card registrations to require biometric verification in SA

    Former Vodacom executive wants SIM card registrations to require biometric verification in SA Former Vodacom chief risk officer Johan van Graan has proposed requiring biometric verification for SIM card registrations in South Africa. According to Van Graan, the Regulation of Interception of...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN has highest MyBroadband Insights' Network Quality Score in Q1 2026

    MTN has highest in MyBroadband Insights' Network Quality Score in Q1 2026 MyBroadband Insights has released its Q1 2026 Mobile Network Quality Report, which shows that MTN has the best mobile network in South Africa. The findings were based on more than 315,000 speed tests conducted by mobile...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    How MTN became South Africa's top mobile network

    How MTN became South Africa's top mobile network Former MTN South Africa CEO and current Eskom chairman, Mteto Nyati, says that strong leadership and a partnership with Huawei enabled it to become the best mobile network in South Africa. “We were battling poor network coverage, frequent...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom and Standard Bank warn about AI-generated scams

    Vodacom and Standard Bank warn about AI-generated scams Two prominent South African companies, Standard Bank and Vodacom, have warned South Africans about fraudsters using fake artificial intelligence (AI) generated videos and images to scam people. According to Marius le Roux, head of fraud...
  6. F

    Vodacom Prepaid Data

    Is it just me or can you no longer purchase data of less than a gig for 30 days? I also don't see the data bundles that were for 3 months.
  7. Christiaan1127

    ZTE G5B stuck on 3g, Axxess vodacom package.

    Hi there everyone, making this post if anybody has experienced anything similar and have some tips. So I bought a Vodacom 5g package from axxess recently and it stuck on 3g, even though we have good 4g/5g reception the device refuses to connect to anything except 3g, in the router setting the...
  8. Beyond.Celsus

    I really need some help getting rid of a Vodacom contract

    So the tower in my area has been decommissioned I get little to no service on my @home internet This has been going on for over a month and it seems it will for many more months to come, because Vodacom cannot secure a new site for a new tower I've logged several service requests until 2 weeks...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025

    Vodacom's biggest achievements in 2025 Vodacom's major milestones in 2025 included closing a major fibre deal, becoming the country's first company to operationalise virtual electricity wheeling, and signing a partnership with Starlink. Vodacom spokesperson Byron Kennedy said the network's...
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  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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.
  20. 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...
  21. 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...
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