| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2026 | 5G expected to reshape South Africa’s wireless broadband market | South Africa’s broadband access market is expected to reach R82.8-billion in revenue by 2029, with 3.7 million new active subscriptions, according to the latest SA Broadband Report from ICT analyst firm BMIT.
The headline growth rate – a co... |
| 25.03.2026 | Maziv plots fibre expansion blitz | Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare
Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare has outlined an aggressive plan to integrate the assets acquired through the landmark Vodacom transaction and ramp up fibre construction across South Africa, saying the strengthened balance shee... |
| 10.02.2026 | A million reasons monopolies don’t work | Vumatel has crossed one million fibre subscribers. It’s a hugely significant milestone for the Maziv-owned operator, but the number matters less for what it says about one company than for what it reveals about the transformative power of c... |
| 09.02.2026 | Vumatel tops a million subscribers in South African broadband milestone | Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare
Maziv-owned fibre operator Vumatel has crossed the one million subscriber mark, cementing its position as South Africa’s largest fibre-to-the-home network operator and underscoring the rapid pace at which fibre is dis... |
| 20.01.2026 | South Africa’s new fibre broadband battle | Uncapped fibre internet for R5/day? It’s a reality in parts of South Africa as broadband providers push affordable fibre into communities long underserved by traditional fixed-line networks.
What was once the preserve of affluent suburbs is... |
| 18.01.2026 | Vodacom, Maziv deal rewrites South Africa’s open-access rulebook | The authors, Altman Solon’s Björn Menden and Switala Ventures’ Thomas Switala
When the competition authorities last year finally approved Vodacom’s acquisition of a 30% stake in Maziv – the parent of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa – they qui... |
| 23.12.2025 | Tribunal clears Vumatel’s takeover of Herotel – with conditions | The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Herotel to Vumatel, but only subject to an extensive set of conditions aimed at safeguarding competition.
The decision clears the way for Vumatel, which is already a shareholder in Herotel, ... |
| 28.11.2025 | TCS | Ralph Mupita on competition, AI and the future of mobile | South Africa’s big three telecommunications operators have all reported numbers in recent weeks, and the theme is clear: competition in prepaid has intensified sharply.
Telkom’s resurgence has put pressure on both MTN and Vodacom, with MTN ... |
| 26.11.2025 | Four years later, Vodacom and Maziv have sealed their deal | Vodacom has finally overcome the last regulatory hurdle in its long and troubled attempt to acquire a stake in Maziv, four years after they first agreed to the transaction.
The mobile telecommunications giant confirmed in a statement to inv... |
| 10.11.2025 | Vodacom’s Maziv deal is still not done | Vodacom South Africa is still awaiting approval from communications regulator Icasa for its acquisition of a 30% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv.
Icasa’s approval had been expected quickly after the deal finally won the approva... |
| 22.09.2025 | Huawei Releases One ISP One Network Whitepaper to Help ISPs Explore the B2B Blue Ocean | Shanghai, China
The roundtable themed "One ISP One Network: Driving Growth on the B2B Frontiers" ended on a high node at HUAWEI CONNECT 2025 in Shanghai. At the roundtable, Huawei brought together ISP experts and partners from the... |
| 20.09.2025 | Huawei Releases One ISP One Network Whitepaper to Help ISPs Explore the B2B Blue Ocean | SHANGHAI, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 September 2025 – The roundtable themed “One ISP One Network: Driving Growth on the B2B Frontiers” ended on a high node at HUAWEI CONNECT 2025 in Shanghai. At the roundtable, Huawei brought toge... |
| 05.09.2025 | No talks between MTN and Telkom: Ralph Mupita | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has denied a report that the pan-African telecommunications operator is in any form of discussion about a potential acquisition of Telkom Group.
Speaking at a media event in Johannesburg on Friday, Mupita said tha... |
| 05.09.2025 | MTN to pivot to the connected home in big strategy shift | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN Group has signalled a big change in strategy as it shifts focus to the connected home to drive revenue and profit growth between now and 2030.
This will form one of several key focus areas CEO Ralph Mupita sai... |
| 04.09.2025 | MTN may rekindle talks to buy Telkom | A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria
MTN Group is considering renewing talks, previously abandoned, to acquire rival Telkom, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.
“The two companies co... |
| 26.08.2025 | TCS | Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plans | Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa.
Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Voda... |
| 25.08.2025 | South Africa’s fibre roll-out stalled while regulators shuffled paper | Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare
South Africa’s competition authorities need to improve the speed at which they make decisions to limit the harm that drawn-out regulatory processes have on businesses, their associated industries and consumers.
Speaki... |
| 20.08.2025 | Maziv says it’s ready to roll with new fibre builds | Maziv chairman Pieter Uys
Last week’s decision by the competition appeal court to set aside an earlier ruling by the Competition Tribunal blocking Vodacom’s Maziv deal – allowing the merger to proceed – will yield positive outcomes for inte... |
| 18.08.2025 | MTN’s Mupita backs Vodacom-Maziv fibre deal | MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has described the competition appeal court’s decision last week to approve the sale of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv to Vodacom as “very positive and constructive”.
Afte... |
| 15.08.2025 | One last hurdle for Vodacom, Maziv fibre deal | Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub
All that stands between Vodacom consummating its acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv is communications regulator Icasa.
This is after the competition appeal court on Thursday ruled ... |
| 14.08.2025 | Vodacom cleared to buy Maziv after three-year battle | After more than three-and-a-half years of regulatory wrangling, Vodacom South Africa has finally been given the green light to acquire a co-controlling 30-34.95% stake in fibre operator Maziv, TechCentral has learnt.
Maziv, which owns Vumat... |
| 23.07.2025 | Competition court in unchartered territory with Maziv deal | The protracted, multibillion-rand investment by Vodacom in Vumatel owner Maziv led an “unprecedented” legal challenge to the competition appeal court (CAC) at a hearing into the matter on Tuesday.
The Competition Commission U-turned earlier... |
| 20.07.2025 | Vodacom fibre play pushes Maziv valuation above Telkom’s | Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in fibre network operator Maziv could value the target company at up to R36-billion after agreeing revised terms on Friday.
That would make Maziv, which owns fibre companies Vumatel and Dark Fib... |
| 18.07.2025 | Vodacom’s Maziv deal gets makeover ahead of crucial hearing | Vodacom South Africa has announced big changes to the terms of its planned acquisition of Vumatel parent Maziv as it works to get the deal over the line.
Under the new terms, Vodacom will buy a maximum 34.95% stake in Maziv, down from 40% p... |
| 08.07.2025 | Vodacom, Maziv deal now looks likely after CompCom U-turn | Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table following a dramatic development in the case.
The Competition Commission said on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement wit... |
| 28.06.2025 | The Vodacom-Maziv Merger: A Clash of Titans in South Africa's Telecom Landscape | In the high-stakes world of telecommunications, mergers can reshape the landscape. The recent decision by South Africa's Competition Tribunal to block Vodacom's acquisition of a significant stake in Maziv has sent shockwaves through the ind... |
| 27.06.2025 | Vodacom’s influence on Maziv too strong to ignore: tribunal | The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block the proposed acquisition by Vodacom of an up-to-a-40% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv was in part influenced by the competition regulator being unconvinced of the mobile operator’s c... |
| 24.06.2025 | Finally! Tribunal unpacks why it blocked Vodacom’s Vumatel deal | It’s many months late, but the Competition Tribunal has finally released its reasons document – or at least, a non-confidential version thereof – outlining why it decided to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in fibre ope... |
| 05.06.2025 | How the ICT sector buckles under load shedding | Load shedding severely disrupts the operations of South African ICT companies, including telecommunications operators, increasing their costs and damaging consumer trust in the reliability of their services.
This is a key finding in a new r... |
| 29.05.2025 | Bridging the Digital Divide: TooMuchWifi's Mission to Connect South Africa | In a world where the internet is as essential as water, TooMuchWifi is stepping up to quench the thirst for connectivity in South Africa. This telecommunications company is on a mission to provide low-cost internet access to underserved com... |
| 29.05.2025 | Low-cost internet provider TooMuchWifi raises funding for expansion | TooMuchWifi CEO Tauriq Brown
TooMuchWifi, a telecommunications company and internet service provider focused on providing internet access in poorer communities, has announced a significant funding round.
The investors are British Internatio... |
| 23.04.2025 | Khudusela Pitje: SA regulators failed black entrepreneurs in fibre sector | New GX Capital founder and CEO Khudusela Pitje
Khudusela Pitje, founder and CEO of New GX Capital, has criticised South Africa’s competition regulators over the time they took coming to a decision over the proposed acquisition by Vodacom of... |
| 31.03.2025 | GigZone: MTN launches uncapped wireless internet for R5/day | MTN South Africa is muscling its way into the low-cost uncapped internet market with a R5/day product that directly competes with similar offerings by fibre-based internet providers such as Riot Network, Wire Wire Networks, Fibertime and Vu... |
| 26.03.2025 | Vumatel's Parent Company Faces Financial Storm Amid Growth Aspirations | In the world of telecommunications, numbers tell a story. Recently, CIVH, the parent company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, unveiled a financial narrative that’s anything but rosy. The company, controlled by Remgro, reported a staggering... |
| 25.03.2025 | Vumatel parent Maziv valued at R32.4-billion | CIVH chairman and Remgro senior executive Pieter Uys
Remgro has placed an equity valuation of R32.4-billion on Maziv, the fibre operator that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa.
The equity valuation, which is 73% higher than rival Telkom’s ... |
| 12.01.2025 | Cell C's Cybersecurity Crisis: A Deep Dive into the Ransomware Attack | In the digital age, data is the new gold. Protecting it is paramount. Recently, Cell C, a prominent mobile operator in South Africa, found itself in the eye of a cybersecurity storm. The company reported a “cybersecurity incident” that expo... |
| 10.01.2025 | Cell C was hit by ransomware gang | A ransomware group called RansomHouse appears to have been responsible for an attack on Cell C that compromised the data of some of its clients, TechCentral has established.
The mobile operator said on Wednesday that it had been impacted by... |
| 08.01.2025 | Maziv hires top executive from rival Openserve | Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, has hired Phila Dube, the outgoing chief commercial officer at Openserve, into a similar role.
Dube’s appointment as Maziv chief commercial officer comes after a 26-year career at ... |
| 25.11.2024 | Bookmarks | The number of new mobile internet users is stalling | These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. New data shows the number of new mobile internet users is stalling: The growth of new mobile internet users is slowing g... |
| 12.11.2024 | Power Struggles and Startup Dreams: A Tale of Two Cities | In the heart of Johannesburg, a flicker of hope emerged as Eskom, the beleaguered power utility, paused its plans to cut electricity to the city. This decision came after urgent intervention from Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The t... |
| 11.11.2024 | Bookmarks | Eskom won’t cut power to Joburg – for now | Kgosienthsho Ramokgopa. Image: GCIS
These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. Eskom agrees to suspend plan to cut Joburg’s power: Eskom will no longer go ahead wi... |
| 06.11.2024 | Vodacom and Maziv: a contrarian viewpoint | Since the news broke last week that Vodacom, South Africa’s largest cellular network operator, had its bid to buy fibre network operator Maziv blocked by the Competition Commission, we’ve been inundated by sob stories of how this “setback” ... |
| 31.10.2024 | ISPs love Octotel, industry survey finds | Octotel has displaced MetroFibre as South Africa’s highest-rated large fibre network operator (FNO), according to a new study by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa).
Every six months, Ispa publishes a ranking of consumer perc... |
| 30.10.2024 | South Africa's Telecom Turmoil: A Missed Opportunity for Connectivity | South Africa's telecommunications landscape is a battlefield. The recent decision by the Competition Tribunal to block Vodacom's acquisition of a stake in Maziv has sent shockwaves through the industry. This deal was more than just a merger... |
| 29.10.2024 | Competition Tribunal blocks Vodacom-Maziv deal | The Competition Tribunal has thrown South Africa’s telecommunications industry into turmoil after it said on Tuesday that it was blocking Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Vumatel parent Maziv.
The deal had been widely expe... |
| 19.09.2024 | Bridging the Digital Divide: Vodacom's Bold Moves in South Africa | In a world where connectivity is king, South Africa stands at a crossroads. Vodacom, a telecommunications giant, is making waves with two significant initiatives aimed at transforming the digital landscape. The introduction of the Mobicel S... |
| 19.09.2024 | The Semiconductor Showdown: A Race Against Time and Technology | In the world of technology, semiconductors are the lifeblood. They are the tiny chips that power everything from smartphones to military drones. As the battle for technological supremacy heats up, the stakes have never been higher. The Unit... |
| 19.09.2024 | Bookmarks | The iPhone 16 reviews are in | These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference: The reviews are in, and according to The Verge, the iPh... |
| 19.09.2024 | Vumatel under pressure | Remgro, which owns 57% of CIVH – the parent of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa owner Maziv – has reported the fibre operator swung to a loss in the year ended 30 June 2024.
CIVH’s contribution to Remgro’s headline earnings amounted to a loss ... |
| 19.09.2024 | Regulatory stasis has slowed fibre roll-out to the poor: Jannie Durand | Remgro CEO Jannie Durand. Image: Remgro
Three years of regulatory stasis, which has suspended the proposed acquisition by telecommunications giant Vodacom of a 30-40% stake in fibre operator Maziv, has led to a “massive opportunity cost” fo... |
| 17.09.2024 | Vumatel’s R99 uncapped fibre now a commercial product | Dietlof Mare, CEO of Vumatel parent Maziv
A year after showcasing the solution in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, Vumatel has launched its R99/month uncapped fibre broadband offering as a commercial product.
Called Vuma Key, Vumatel has ... |
| 08.08.2024 | Blocking Maziv fibre deal would ‘harm telecoms sector’ | Africa Analysis MD Dobek Pater
There are growing concerns that should the Competition Tribunal uphold a recommendation by the Competition Commission that Vodacom’s multibillion-rand deal to buy fibre operator Maziv be blocked, it would have... |
| 12.07.2024 | Bandwidth bonanza: the undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world | The 2Africa cable being brought ashore in Amanzimtoti, near Durban
Connectivity into South Africa – and the rest of Africa – has exploded in the past 15 years and continues to grow at a rapid pace.
It’s a marked change over a relatively sho... |
| 12.06.2024 | Operators seek regulatory relief over load shedding | Telecommunications lobby group the Association for Comms and Technology (ACT) has urged communications regulator Icasa to practice “regulatory forbearance” to ease the pressure that load shedding has placed on the sector.
Speaking at public... |
| 20.05.2024 | Commission argues Vodacom, Maziv deal must be blocked | Competition Tribunal hearings into the proposed merger between Vodacom and Maziv kicked off in Pretoria on Monday.
The Competition Commission was first to present, using the hearings to reiterate its view that the merger of Vodacom and fibr... |
| 19.05.2024 | High-stakes hearings to begin into Vodacom, Vumatel deal | This Monday sees the start of two months of Competition Tribunal hearings into Vodacom Group’s planned acquisition of a 30-40% stake in Maziv, the parent company of fibre operators Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa.
The Competition Commission l... |
| 25.04.2024 | South Africa’s fibre network operators rated – by the ISPs | Internet service providers have voiced a growing lack of confidence in upstream fibre network operators, a new survey by the Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has found.
The survey measures the views of Ispa members, which part... |
| 21.09.2023 | Vumatel parent reports leap in earnings | CIVH, the Remgro-controlled holding company whose investments – through Maziv – include Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, has reported a big jump in headline earnings.
That’s according to Remgro, which published its results for the year ended ... |
| 15.08.2023 | Vumatel tops 2 million homes passed with fibre | South Africa’s biggest fibre telecommunications operator, Vumatel, now passes two million homes, a million of which are in traditionally underserved areas, including townships.
Parent Maziv, which also owns Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), said it ... |
| 12.07.2023 | Vumatel in deal with Huawei for 10Gbit/s home fibre | Broadband network operator Vumatel plans to deploy advanced technologies from Huawei, allowing it to launch home fibre broadband packages with speeds of 10Gbit/s or more.
The companies are collaborating to deploy what’s known as 50G PON, dr... |
| 21.02.2023 | Vumatel founders behind launch of toco, a new digital currency | Toco CEO Paul Rowett
Niel Schoeman and Johan “Joe” Pretorius, the co-founders of fibre network operator Vumatel, are behind a new digital currency venture hoping to fight climate change.
Well-known venture capitalist Michael Jordaan has pro... |
| 02.02.2023 | Raymond Ndlovu resigns as CEO of CIVH | Raymond Ndlovu
Raymond Ndlovu will step down as CEO of Remgro-controlled CIVH, the parent of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, at the end of March to pursue “other business interests”.
Ndlovu oversaw the merger of Vumatel and DFA into the newl... |
| 30.09.2022 | The Parent Company Of DFA, Vumatel Will Be Known As MɅZIV | Maziv |
| 28.09.2022 | Vuma Survey Reveals The Rise Of SA’s Digitally-Savvy Township Internet Users | Internet sign. Photo by Leon Seibert on Unsplash |
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| 12.11.2018 | SweepSouth wins best small business category at Savca Industry Awards | On demand cleaning service SweepSouth has won the Best Small Company category at the inaugural Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Industry Awards, which took place at a gala event held in Johannesburg la... |
| 12.11.2018 | SweepSouth wins best small business category at Savca Industry Awards | On demand cleaning service SweepSouth has won the Best Small Company category at the inaugural Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Industry Awards, which took place at a gala event held in Johannesburg la... |
| 10.08.2018 | Three tech startups tapped for inaugural Savca Industry Awards | Three SA tech startups — fintech i-Pay, on demand cleaning platform SweepSouth, and meal delivery site Ucook — are among nine companies that have been shortlisted for the inaugura Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associat... |
| 10.08.2018 | Three tech startups tapped for inaugural Savca Industry Awards | Three SA tech startups — fintech i-Pay, on demand cleaning platform SweepSouth, and meal delivery site Ucook — are among nine companies that have been shortlisted for the inaugura Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associat... |
