Company Information

Vodacom Group is a pan African cellular communications company that provides world class GSM (Global Systems for Mobile Communications) service to 37.8 million customers (as at 31 December 2008) in South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Vodacom Lesotho started operating in 1996 with the Government of Lesotho as a shareholder through its stake in Lesotho Telecommunications Corporation. When the Government of Lesotho began its privatisation process in 1999, it invited bids for this share in Vodacom Lesotho. In July 2000, Sekha-Metsi Consortium, a group of local business people and public figures, was announced as the successful bidder. Sekha-Metsi now holds a 12% share in Vodacom Lesotho with the remaining share held by Vodacom Group.

2008 ended on a high note as Vodacom Lesotho introduced its new partnership with Vodafone, the world's leading international cellular company with 289 million customers worldwide. The global partnership with Vodafone will put the leading Lesotho network operator at the forefront of developments, which have changed the face of the world's communications landscape. Vodacom and Vodafone will partner in a number of areas where Vodacom can leverage Vodafone's expertise, resources and global footprint.