vodacom

Vodacom to contribute R5 million to support survivors of Gender-Based Violence

The Coronavirus health pandemic (COVID-19) and nationwide lockdown has compounded the effects of existing gender inequalities and led to an increase in violations of women’s rights, including elevated risks of domestic violence and other forms of GBV. This has been evident with Vodacom’s GBV command centre (GBVCC) reporting a spike in gender violence-related calls during […]
Read more

Millions in unclaimed dividends from Vodacom’s BEE scheme

Vodacom Group’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) scheme, YeboYethu Limited, has reported over R73 million in unclaimed dividends belonging to over 12000 shareholders.  The administrators of the scheme have been unable to pay over the dividends owing to shareholders not updating their contact details on a regular basis. Established in 2008, YeboYethu was designed with the […]
Read more

Vodacom’s base station sites are under siege from organised cellphone battery syndicates in Soweto

Vodacom base stations in Soweto are being targeted by organised crime syndicates, with over one hundred cases of vandalism reported since the start of 2020. This has resulted in significant site downtime, leaving entire communities in Soweto with no internet connectivity and this has caused millions of rands worth of damage. Cellular base stations are […]
Read more

Vodacom to invest over R200 million on network for rural areas in the Eastern Cape Province

Vodacom Eastern Cape Region intends to spend more than R200 million into the network across the province during the 2020/2021 financial year. The investment in the network is geared toward helping the Province in its efforts to bridge the digital divide. This is in order for citizens in particular rural and township areas to have […]
Read more

Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards 2020 – entries are now open

Prestigious journalism awards go digital to continue rewarding journalistic excellence Entries for the 19th, prestigious journalism awards, Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards (VJOYs) have opened and will close on 28 August 2020. This year’s theme is RE: Imagine, Invent, Build, as global societies adjust to the ‘new normal’ during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. This has […]
Read more

No products in the basket.