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Vodacom strengthens Mpumalanga network with R450 million investment

Vodacom is making major moves to improve connectivity in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province. The telecoms giant recently announced plans to invest over R450 million…

Vodacom Western Cape Invests R570 Million to Bolster Digital Connectivity

In a substantial move towards bolstering digital connectivity and fostering inclusivity, Vodacom Western Cape has announced a strategic investment of R570 million for the…

Vodacom Launches First SME Summit to Empower South African Small Businesses

Telecommunications leader Vodacom has unveiled a pioneering initiative, the inaugural Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Summit, titled #SMEThriveSummit. This strategic endeavor is designed to…

Data Centres in Africa: A Critical Solution for Enterprise and SME Success

Sabelo Mabena, Executive Head of Products and Services at Vodacom discusses the rising importance of outsourced data centres in Africa and what to look…

How Vodacom’s Connectivity Project in Noenieput Transformed Lives

Noenieput is a small town in the Kalahari Desert, located approximately 14 kilometers from the Namibian border and 170 kilometers from the nearest main…

Vodacom to host Fast Forward Series for SMEs

Vodacom is getting ready to host its Fast Forward Series, a collection of workshops and webinars aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Now…

Women in tech at risk of being left behind

Women are the most untapped resource in technology, but they continue to be underrepresented in the field and are at risk of being left…

After its failed stint with M-Pesa, Vodacom is planning to launch another fintech service in SA

Vodacom Group has announced plans to launch a super app that offers financial and lifestyle services to its millions of customers. The news came out…

Are these the biggest SA tech acquisitions of 2019?

This year saw some pretty big acquisitions in the tech sector. Most notable were Kenyan company DPO’s acquisition of Cape Town based fintech PayFast and Vodacom’s…

Inside the legal battle between Ran Neu-Ner vs Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo

Former Vodacom executive Romeo Kumalo and one time Shark Tank presenter Gil Oved are at the centre of a legal battle, in which the…

Competition Commission approves Vodacom acquisition of SA startup IoT.nxt

SA’s Competition Commission yesterday said it had approved the proposed merger whereby Vodacom intends to acquire IoT.nxt. The acquisition has been approved subject to…

Small business department to partner with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs

The Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced a partnership with Vodacom to roll out four digital hubs. This, as Ntshavheni also revealed that…

Green machine closes VC deal after pivot from vending solution to tech platform

After a year of running their vending machine business Gideon Greaves and Chad Knezovich were at a loss at what to do. Greaves had sold…

Vodacom acquires 51% of SA startup IoT.nxt [Updated]

UPDATE (9 August 2019): SA’s Competition Commission yesterday said it had approved the proposed merger whereby Vodacom intends to acquire IoT.nxt with conditions (see this…

Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists

Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in…

Vodacom partners with Innovator Trust for Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

Mobile communications company Vodacom has partnered with ICT accelerator Innovator Trust to launch a six-month long Youth Entrepreneurship Programme. In a press release yesterday,…

8 corporate managers that SA tech startups should meet [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

Wanna pitch to Vodacom? Don’t come with vague ideas, executive tells startups

With Vodacom receiving between 20 and 30 pitches a month from startups, entrepreneurs can’t afford to approach the cellular provider with ideas that are vague or…

Tech hubs in Africa have doubled in more than a year

The amount of tech hubs in Africa has more than doubled in a year, according to a report by GSMA analyst Victor Du Boucher….

Popular deals app Vouchercloud touches down in SA amidst ecommerce boom

Telecom giant Vodacom announced the launch of Vouchercloud in South Africa recently — the popular UK app that allows you to locate a variety…

Microsoft’s COO launches ‘game changing hub’ for SMEs in Africa

If you are a startup, well good news for you because Microsoft has unveiled what it is calling a “game-changer” for small businesses in…

Will SA’s unbanked masses embrace M-Pesa?

On paper, the argument for embracing M-Pesa, a mobile-phone based money transfer service, is a compelling one. But implementation needs to be perfect if…

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