Vodacom Integrated Report 2018

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Where we
operate
Notes:
1. 6.25% held indirectly through structured entities which are consolidated in terms of IFRS 10:
Consolidated Financial Statements as part of the BBBEE transaction.
2. In August 2017, Vodacom Tanzania Public Limited Company successfully listed 25% of
shares through an IPO on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, thereby diluting the Vodacom
Group shareholding in that company.
3. Bureau for Economic Research (BER) and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Gross
Domestic Profit (GDP) relates to real GDP growth.
4. Total average revenue per user (ARPU) is calculated by dividing the average monthly service
revenue by the average monthly active customers during the period.
5. 2018/2028 relates to the 2G licence and 2026/2032 relates to the 3G licence.
6. 2G coverage.
7. Formal points of presence include Vodacom owned and franchised shops, service providers
and private outlets, retailers that purchase directly from Vodacom, M-Pesa agents and ATMs.
Vodacom Business Africa
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic
Republic of
Congo (DRC)
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
France
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
United Kingdom
Zambia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Ownership 100%1
Population3(estimate) 57.4 million
GDP growth3 estimate 1.4%
Customers 41.6 million
ARPU4 (local currency per month) R101
Licence expiry period 2029
Service revenue market share 50.5%
Coverage6 99.9%
NPS #1
Points of presence – formal 7 9 950
Points of presence – informal 53 222
Number of employees 5 007
Tanzania
Ownership 61.6%2
Population3(estimate) 59.1 million
GDP growth3 estimate 6.5%
Customers 12.9 million
ARPU4 (local currency per month) TZS6 086
Licence expiry period 2031
Coverage6 88.3%
NPS #1
Points of presence – formal 7 132 623
Points of presence – informal 16 802
Number of employees 537
DRC
Ownership 51%
Population3(estimate) 84.0 million
GDP growth3 estimate 2.7%
Customers 11.8 million
ARPU4 (local currency per month) USD2.9
Licence expiry period5 2028/2032
Coverage6 49.8%
NPS #1
Points of presence – formal 7 20 020
Points of presence – informal 287 288
Number of employees 578
Mozambique
Ownership 85%
Population3(estimate) 30.5 million
GDP growth3 estimate 3.6%
Customers 6.1 million
ARPU4 (local currency per month) MZN241
Licence expiry period5 2018/2026
Coverage6 48.5%
NPS #1
Points of presence – formal 7 22 260
Points of presence – informal 8 250
Number of employees 530
Lesotho
Ownership 80%
Population3(estimate) 2.3 million
GDP growth3 estimate 3.5%
Customers 1.4 million
ARPU4 (local currency per month) LSL70
Licence expiry period 2036
Coverage6 97.3%
NPS #1
Points of presence – formal 7 6 122
Points of presence – informal 8 994
Number of employees 209
02 Vodacom Group Limited Integrated report for the year ended 31 March 2018