The company gives almost all the free cash it generated from operations back to shareholders.
The company has registered three-quarters of its subscriber base and is gaining market share.
Higher smartphone and mobile Internet usage may save Vodacom from death by lower interconnect rates.
The operator is hopeful of resolving a shareholder dispute in the Congo, but hasn't ruled out the possibility of selling.
The drop in interconnect rates to 89c a minute cost SA's largest cellular provider R800 million in revenue in the first half of the year.
Mobile scammers no longer restrict themselves to one medium.
The mobile operator's introductory contract offerings may be competitive, but favour on-net calls.
The locally-developed application allows the smartphones to be tracked through GPS coordinates.
The mobile operator is still obligated to remove its “4Gs” branding, until a ruling is made on its appeal.
South Africans will now be able to do a Google search by speaking into their cellphones in English, Afrikaans or Zulu.
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