JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The Competition Tribunal's decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will ...

If Vodacom had succeeded in this deal, poorer, rural South Africans would be the ones to suffer, the author says.

The Competition Tribunal’s decision was criticised that it would take fibre internet away from poor and rural areas.

Since the news broke last week that Vodacom, South Africa’s largest cellular network operator, had its bid to buy fibre ...

For customers who prefer SIM only deals, there’s the 400GB of data [200GB anytime + 200GB of night-owl] at R349 per month ...

The proposed transaction aimed to extend Maziv’s fibre network into low-income areas, which Vodacom claims would have brought ...

To that end, up to 70 percent off is being offered on selected deals, with Vodacom customers gaining access to offers ranging ...

While President Cyril Ramaphosa is pushing for R2 trillion in private sector investment by 2028, South Africa’s competition ...

Competition Commission — plunged the deal into jeopardy last year after it urged the Competition Tribunal to block the ...

The Tribunal has yet to provide reasons for blocking the deal, and Vodacom is awaiting the paperwork before deciding whether to appeal. Maziv was founded in May 2022 through Dark Fibre Africa (DFA ...

The watchdog issues an order barring the proposed transaction involving mobile operator Vodacom and fibre infrastructure ...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The Competition Tribunal's decision to block a merger between Vodacom and a major fibre operator will likely derail a push by South African telecoms firms to use ...