<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7tZltIwOrAg" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>
<p>This episode of Top Employers takes a look at Africa’s Top Employer for 2024, multi-national telecoms giant Vodacom on what it took to achieve Top Employers certification. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Zanele Morrison speaks to Matimba Mbungela, Chief Human Resources Officer at Vodacom Group about this newly received accolade.</p>


maxresdefault

Top Employers: Vodacom Group’s Mbungela on achieving Top Employer Certification

<div style="max-width: 700px;">
  <video-js
    data-account="1571595826001"
    data-player="c0AOssA7"
    data-video-id="6173215701001"
    data-embed="default"
    controls=""
    data-application-id=""
    class="vjs-fluid"></video-js>
</div>
<p><script src="//players.brightcove.net/1571595826001/c0AOssA7_default/index.min.js">
</script></p>
<p>Telecommunications group Vodacom has announced a partnership with ANT Group that is set to be revolutionising the South African payments and lifestyle landscape. Joining CNBC Africa for more is Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom Group.</p>


Vodacom CEO speaks on partnership with China’s Alipay

<div style="max-width: 700px;">
  <video-js
    data-account="1571595826001"
    data-player="c0AOssA7"
    data-video-id="6149621848001"
    data-embed="default"
    controls=""
    data-application-id=""
    class="vjs-fluid"></video-js>
</div>
<p><script src="//players.brightcove.net/1571595826001/c0AOssA7_default/index.min.js">
</script></p>
<p>South Africa’s largest telecoms operator, Vodacom is spending half a billion rand to improve its network capacity over the next two months. This follows a spike in data traffic since the 21 day lockdown, which has now been extended to the end of April. For more the detail on expected returns from this investment, CNBC Africa spoke to Andries Delport, Chief Technology Officer at the Vodacom Group.</p>


Vodacom to spend R500mn on network upgrades


<p>JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South African mobile phone operator Vodacom Group will spend more than 9 billion rand ($589 million) this year on network enhancements particularly in rural areas in its home market, its Chief Technology Officer said on Thursday.</p>



<p>Vodacom, majority-owned by Britain’s Vodafone, invested 9.6 billion rand in 2018, Andries Delport said during a media briefing.</p>



<p>The investment will be spent on the firm’s rural coverage acceleration programme, replacing and modernising base stations and digital services.</p>



<p>Vodacom has grown its South African rural network coverage significantly over the past six years, covering over 16 million people with 4G/LTE services.</p>



<p>Its 3G network is now available to more than 97% of the South African population living in rural areas and 4G is available to 75%, Delport said.</p>



<p>“Despite the lack of available spectrum, Vodacom has made substantial progress in improving network coverage in both rural and deep rural areas of South Africa,” he said.</p>



<p>“With rural land making up 98.6% of the total land area in South Africa, Vodacom has prioritised connectivity in these regions, facilitating access to the digital resources which many of us take for granted in cities.”</p>



<p>Vodacom has been battling with vandalism and theft at its base stations, where as many as 500 towers out of the 14,000 have either been vandalised or had batteries stolen every month.</p>



<p>“This year alone the investment is about 250 million rand to 300 million that we’ll invest just in batteries,” said Delport.</p>



<p>($1 = 15.2734 rand)</p>



<p>Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by David Holmes</p>


South Africa’s Vodacom to invest more than $589 million on network enhancements, what you need to know

<div style="display: block; position: relative; max-width: 730px;">
<div style="padding-top: 56.25%;"><iframe style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;" src="//players.brightcove.net/1571595826001/default_default/index.html?videoId=5837522425001" allowfullscreen="" border=0 frameborder=0></iframe></div>
</div>
<p>The Vodacom Group and YeboYethu closed on a R16.4 billion BEE transaction just last week. What does this mean for the future of BEE in the ICT sector? Joining CNBC Africa is the woman who acted as the lead legal advisor to both Vodacom and YeboYethu, Verushca Pillay of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr&#8217;s BEE Sector and the Director in the Corporate and Commercial Practice.</p>


Vodacom Group

Top Employers: Vodacom Group’s Mbungela on achieving Top Employer Certification

Vodacom CEO speaks on partnership with China’s Alipay

Vodacom to spend R500mn on network upgrades

South Africa’s Vodacom to invest more than $589 million on network enhancements, what you need to know

Vodacom-YeboYethu deal as driver for BEE transformation in SA

News Tips

Advertise With Us

Vodacom Group

Top Employers: Vodacom Group’s Mbungela on achieving Top Employer Certification

Vodacom CEO speaks on partnership with China’s Alipay

Vodacom to spend R500mn on network upgrades

South Africa’s Vodacom to invest more than $589 million on network enhancements, what you need to know

Vodacom-YeboYethu deal as driver for BEE transformation in SA

News Tips

Advertise With Us

Newsletters