02 July 2024

Vodacom plans to invest 400 million rand in its operations in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces during the financial year 2024-2025.

The company intends to improve the capacity and resilience of its network while expanding its coverage particularly in deep rural areas. It plans to spend R250 million on radio access network projects, while R150 million is earmarked for transmission funding, which includes the deployment of microwave and fibre optics for capacity as well as upgrades.

The investment brings Vodacom’s investment over the past three years to approximately R1.2 billion. This is part of the operator’s long-term vision to expand its telecoms network across South Africa. In 2023, the company announced that it will invest R60 billion in the country over five years.

“Our goal is to give our customers access to a superior network, which we are doing by adding new sites and modernising our network. We intend to use this network rollout to help every community we serve become part of the digital age and reap the benefits of digitalisation,” said Evah Mthimunye, managing director, Vodacom Central Region.