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Shameel Joosub

Vodacom banks on long contracts to help it move ‘beyond mobile’

Africa

Vodacom banks on long contracts to help it move ‘beyond mobile’

By Lindsey Schutters

South Africa's major telecoms shift focus: from resilience spending to 4G and 5G rollout

Business Maverick

South Africa's major telecoms shift focus: from resilience spending to 4G and 5G rollout

By Ray Mahlaka

Vodacom, like MTN, spends billions to protect network from Eskom blackouts

Business Maverick

Vodacom, like MTN, spends billions to protect network from Eskom blackouts

By Ray Mahlaka

Communications giants to pump R20bn into SA economy to roll out 5G technology

Business Maverick

Communications giants to pump R20bn into SA economy to roll out 5G technology

By Ray Mahlaka

R47-million not enough – Vodacom left seething after court orders a bigger payment to Please Call Me inventor

Business Maverick

R47-million not enough – Vodacom left seething after court orders a bigger payment to Please Call Me inventor

By Ray Mahlaka

EFF’s restaurant worker smoke-out ignores three judgments outlawing its workplace interference

Politics

EFF’s restaurant worker smoke-out ignores three judgments outlawing its workplace interference

By Ferial Haffajee

Vodacom inks deals to boost African expansion, fintech services and fibre connectivity

Africa

Vodacom inks deals to boost African expansion, fintech services and fibre connectivity

By Ray Mahlaka

Nkosana Makate’s Please Call Me claim in ‘mischievous’ writ of execution drama

South Africa

Nkosana Makate’s Please Call Me claim in ‘mischievous’ writ of execution drama

By Jessica Bezuidenhout

Vodacom whistle-blowers rally around Please Call Me inventor

Business Maverick

Vodacom whistle-blowers rally around Please Call Me inventor

By Ray Mahlaka

Vodacom fights back over Please Call Me revenue records

Business Maverick

Vodacom fights back over Please Call Me revenue records

By Ray Mahlaka

Super reach: Vodacom’s mighty mobile market in the making

Business Maverick

Super reach: Vodacom’s mighty mobile market in the making

By Sasha Planting

Vodacom ordered to come clean on Please Call Me revenue

Business Maverick

Vodacom ordered to come clean on Please Call Me revenue

By Ray Mahlaka