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 […]
Vodacom Group has announced Raisibe Morathi as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 November 2020, when she will also be appointed to the Vodacom Group Board. As one of the most experienced and one of very few African black female CFOs of a listed company in South Africa, Raisibe’s appointment underscores Vodacom’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Vodacom Bulls are leading the charge in the digital evolution of South African sport with the launch of the team’s ground-breaking new App, which has been described as an “unprecedented achievement” and which puts the Loftus Versfeld team in a class of its own in world sport. The new Vodacom Bulls App went live […]
Many South Africans are under extreme economic pressure now and need the best deals and value for money when it comes to staying connected. To ensure that customers receive more value from their purchases, Vodacom is giving customers who buy selected bundles using the Just4You platform, a 100% bonus on daily, weekly and monthly bundles. […]
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 […]