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Vodacom Group Limited
Jurisdiction: South AfricaRegistry ID: 1993/005461/07Entity ID: ent_vodacom-group_1
status: activeas of 31 Oct 2026reviewed 31 Oct 2026draft
Identity
Trading names: Vodacom
Former names: Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited
Sector: Telecommunications, Mobile money
website: https://www.vodacom.com/ B Vodacom Group Limited, Investor relations (corporate website) () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Operations
Countries: South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania
Services: Mobile telecommunications, Data services, Mobile money (M-Pesa)
Public-sector counterparties: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
Vodacom states on its investor-relations site that the group, with roots in South Africa, operates in South Africa, the DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique and Tanzania, and separately references its associate Safaricom as part of the group's customer base. — company statement
B Vodacom Group Limited, Investor relations (corporate website) () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Assessment
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Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Vodacom Group Limited was incorporated in South Africa in 1993 under registration number 1993/005461/07 and is listed on the JSE under share code VOD (ISIN ZAE000132577).
B Vodacom Group Limited, Pre-listing statement (JSE listing of Vodacom Group Limited) (18 May 2009) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
Vodacom (Pty) Ltd is an ICASA licensee: in a 2026 regulatory submission it states it obtained its Individual ECNS licence and Individual ECS licence directly from ICASA.
B Vodacom (Pty) Ltd / Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Vodacom response to ICASA Inquiry into new Individual ECNS licences (Notice 3644 of 2025), Phase 1 (16 Feb 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Confirmed fact · as of 31 Oct 2026
South Africa's electronic communications sector is regulated by ICASA, which maintains registers of Individual and class ECS/ECNS licensees.
A Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), List of Licensees () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Attributed claim · as of 31 Oct 2026
Vodacom states its operating footprint spans South Africa, the DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique and Tanzania, and separately references its associate Safaricom as part of the group's customer base. — Vodacom Group (company statement)
B Vodacom Group Limited, Investor relations (corporate website) () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
The 65% Vodafone shareholding figure is drawn from the JSE listing document and reflects the position at listing; Vodafone's current percentage shareholding in Vodacom Group was not confirmed from a current primary filing in this review.
B Vodacom Group Limited, Pre-listing statement (JSE listing of Vodacom Group Limited) (18 May 2009) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Unanswered question · as of 31 Oct 2026
Vodacom's specific ICASA I-ECNS/I-ECS licence numbers and current senior leadership were not confirmed from the primary sources checked in this review.
B Vodacom (Pty) Ltd / Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Vodacom response to ICASA Inquiry into new Individual ECNS licences (Notice 3644 of 2025), Phase 1 (16 Feb 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Evidence library
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filing · 18 May 2009
Vodacom Group pre-listing statement for the JSE listing: states registration number 1993/005461/07, JSE share code VOD, ISIN ZAE000132577, incorporation in South Africa in 1993, and that Vodafone would hold 65% at the listing date.
B Vodacom Group Limited, Pre-listing statement (JSE listing of Vodacom Group Limited) (18 May 2009) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary exchange/listing document establishing legal identity, registration number and share code.
regulatory notice · 16 Feb 2026
Vodacom (Pty) Ltd's signed response to ICASA's Inquiry into new Individual ECNS licences (Phase 1), stating that Vodacom obtained its I-ECNS licence and I-ECS licence directly from the Authority and uses mobile, fixed and satellite infrastructure.
B Vodacom (Pty) Ltd / Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), Vodacom response to ICASA Inquiry into new Individual ECNS licences (Notice 3644 of 2025), Phase 1 (16 Feb 2026) · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Regulator-filed record confirming Vodacom holds ICASA electronic communications licences.
regulatory notice ·
ICASA 'List of Licensees' index publishing the Individual and class ECS/ECNS licensee registers for South Africa's electronic communications sector.
A Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), List of Licensees () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Primary regulator record for the licensing regime under which Vodacom's South African operation sits.
company statement ·
Vodacom Group investor-relations page describing the group's markets (South Africa, DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania) and referencing its integrated reporting.
B Vodacom Group Limited, Investor relations (corporate website) () · retrieved 31 Oct 2026
Relevance: Company statement of operating footprint and reporting.
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