Workers at Vodacom halt strike

(Reuters) - Workers at South African mobile phone operator Vodacom have halted a strike around union recognition and pay, Vodacom said on Thursday.

The Communication Workers Union -- which has around 1,200 members -- went on strike last month after it said Vodacom had refused to recognise it on the grounds that it is too small.


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Vodacom says S. Africa subscribers up 20.1 pct

(Reuters) - South Africa's leading mobile phone operator, Vodacom, increased subscribers in its home market by 20.1 percent to 23 million, boosted by prepaid clients, the company said on Wednesday.

Vodacom, jointly owned by UK mobile phone group Vodafone and South Africa's Telkom, gave detailed annual results on Wednesday after announcing a 23 percent rise in full-year operating profit to 10.9 billion rand on May 29.


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Vodacom says S.Africa subscribers up 20.1 pct

(Reuters) - South Africa's leading mobile phone operator Vodacom increased subscribers in its home market by 20.1 percent to 23 million, boosted by prepaid clients, the company said on Wednesday.

Vodacom, jointly owned by UK mobile phone group Vodafone and South Africa's Telkom, gave detailed annual results on Wednesday after announcing a 23 percent rise in full-year operating profit to 10.9 billion rand on May 29.


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