Strong Growth in Financial Services
Financial services customers increased by 12.7%, with M-Pesa merchant base growing by 22% to 1.2 million merchants. The financial service revenue from consolidated entities reached 6.7 billion in the period, up 7.8% in rands.
Prepaid Data Growth
Prepaid data revenue grew by 21.8%, making up 28.2% of service revenue, indicating strong demand in the market.
Impressive Performance in Egypt
Egypt's local currency revenue grew by 44.1%, with service revenue contributing 22.1% to the group. EBITDA growth was 65.1% in local currency.
Expansion of 4G Sites
Vodacom added 1,133 new 4G sites across the group over the last six months, expanding digital inclusion.