The market needs to reinvent itself as cellphone growth is peaking and landlines are in freefall.
Making calls is now only the fifth most used feature on a modern mobile, according to a study.
Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys says it is time for a change after 20 years with the company.
The first phase of the national long-distance fibre-optic network, between Germiston and Durban, goes live.
During July, prepaid customers will get an hour of talk time for R5 to use for on-net calls during peak hours.
Between 2008 and 2011, the market had started to plateau, with a CAGR of 9.7% over the period, says Analytix BI.
The cellphone operator's new reduced tariff will apply to another 27 countries as of Sunday.
The new version allows users to customise chat bubbles and backdrops, leaked images show.
A compliance notice issued to Vodacom was not lawful, reasonable or procedurally fair, rules the National Consumer Tribunal.
The firm's shares move to a new 52-week high on news of its earnings surge.
A survey finds the vast majority of South Africans have to put up with the annoyance of dropped calls - but we are not alone.
Fraudsters are out to gain access to customers' cellphone accounts for Internet banking fraud, says Vodacom.