Vodacom Group Limited is a telecommunications and technology company headquartered in South Africa. The group provides mobile voice, messaging and data services, as well as fixed connectivity, broadband, cloud, cybersecurity, Internet of Things and other digital services for consumers, businesses and public-sector customers.
Vodacom operates primarily across Africa, with businesses in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Lesotho and Ethiopia. Its services include mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, digital content and enterprise solutions. Through its M-Pesa platform, the group also provides mobile financial services such as payments, money transfers and related financial products in selected markets.
Established in 1994, Vodacom expanded from its South African mobile operations into a broader pan-African communications group. Vodafone Group is its controlling shareholder, while Vodacom has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange since 2009. Shameel Joosub has served as Vodacom Group's chief executive officer since 2013.
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