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  Vodacom Business takes the risk and unpredictability out of cloud migration.   Organisations of all sectors and sizes want to improve productivity and competitiveness through their digital systems. Yet, as newer technologies increasingly leverage modern services, many businesses struggle to migrate partially or completely to the cloud. No cloud migration is the same, depending heavily on the company's specific technologies, processes, and digital plans.   Every business needs a reliable migration partner who knows what it is doing – and has the recognition to prove its abilities. Vodacom Business, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Migration Competency partner, brings that experience and competency to the table.   To make migrations more predictable and seamless, AWS has created the AWS Migration Competency. Partners that achieve this competency have the validated expertise to develop and implement successful migrations to AWS systems.   Vodacom Business is already ...

In its commitment to digitalising critical enterprise sectors, Vodacom Business is working with local governments to provide technology solutions to help make South African cities smarter. Announcing the partnership, which forms part of a five-year Transversal Contract with the National Treasury, Vodacom Business showcased the significant role digital solutions can play in  enabling municipalities to deliver services efficiently  and build an inclusive future. “We have a proven track record in partnering with the public sector to deliver transformative digital solutions. We aim to use our experience and expertise in understanding government needs to achieve their smart city goals. This includes digitalising utilities management, healthcare, education and security, which streamline operations, enhance efficiencies and improve the lives of citizens,” says Videsha Proothveerajh, Director of Vodacom Business. Digital solutions can help municipalities manage the  consumption a...

   Since 2017, the Vodacom #CodeLikeAGirl initiative has gained immense popularity, inspiring young girls to venture into the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). More than 6 300 girls have benefitted from the programme to date, which teaches coding among other technology and life skills. Critically, by the end of the current financial year, the programme will have reached in excess of 10 000 underprivileged girls. The #CodeLikeAGirl initiative contributes to building a more digital, inclusive, sustainable future on the continent while tackling low representation of women in STEM education through a structured educational programme that targets underprivileged girls. The purpose is to introduce underprivileged girls to coding basics and careers paths that are related to current and future skills gaps while also building a talent pipeline that speaks to our current and future skills needs. In this past financial year alone, the programme has ...

Vodacom Central Region, encompassing Free State and Northern Cape,  is investing over R400 million this financial year into the region’s network to increase capacity and resilience and accelerate access to connectivity throughout the province, particularly in deep rural areas. The region spent half a billion rands during the 2023/24 financial year and R340 million in 2022/23 on expanding broadband coverage across the region. This is an investment totalling over R1 billion over three years and it is part of  Vodacom’s long-term vision, to have the widest and reliable network accessible to all South Africans, irrespective of where they live.    “We are investing heavily in the network in Free State and Northern Cape in order to achieve our goal of building an inclusive digital society. Our goal is to give our customers access to a superior network and we do this by adding new sites and upgrading our network. We intend to use this network rollout and deployment to help ...

Vodacom Foundation has proudly partnered with the Smile Foundation to support Smile Week, an initiative that provides life-changing reconstructive surgery to children with treatable facial anomalies.  Smile Week not only addresses the physical challenges faced by these young people but also alleviates the emotional distress associated with feeling different, enabling them to embrace their lives to the fullest. “As we mark Vodacom’s 30th anniversary this year, it’s a good time to reflect on the dramatic change in the countries in which we operate, in terms of bringing connectivity to people. What we are also particularly proud of is how we have brought purpose to society and how we have made a meaningful difference in people’s lives,” says Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO. Orofacial cleft lip/palate (CLP) remains in the top five of South Africa’s most common congenital disorders. Smile Week sees surgeons, their surgical teams, and other medical professionals around the country dedi...

Vodacom has opened applications to its Early Careers programmes for the 2025 intake. The initiative is part of Vodacom’s commitment to supporting youth development in South Africa, whilst creating an inclusive digital society by nurturing emerging talent in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through employment and education opportunities. “As Vodacom celebrates connecting South Africans over the past three decades, we are also looking towards the future and how we can continue to use our capabilities in building an inclusive digital society. Supporting digital skills development and diversity in STEM is critical to this ambition, especially among our youth, who face an evolving employment landscape dependent on digital technology. Our Early Career programmes provide life-changing opportunities  that empower young people to pave a path in a digital world,” says  Njabulo Mashigo, Human Resources Director of Vodacom South Africa. The Early Careers opportunit...

Vodacom Group announced the successful deployment of a world 1st triple-band Mobile Radio Unit that combines the 1800MHz, 2100 FDD and 2600 TDD frequency bands into one single Radio Unit. This advanced Radio Unit from Ericsson will enable Vodafone Egypt to reduce the cost of its 4G/5G network rollout in the country, the implementation time, energy consumption and tower load. Vodacom, which acquired a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt in 2022, invested R4.6 billion in its last financial year on growing and strengthening the network in Egypt to support increased demand. “I am proud of the innovative work done by the team in Vodafone Egypt in driving Vodacom Group’s vision to build networks that are future-proofed, efficient and customer focused. Combining three bands across FDD and TDD in a single radio unit is a milestone in simplifying the engineering, deployment, and operation of our network,” says Dejan Kastelic, Group Technology Officer for Vodacom Group.  Vodafone  Egypt service...