Terms and Conditions

Vodacom Payments Services Company and Vodacom (Pty) Ltd (collectively called “Vodacom”) is running the “Turn Your Ewaste Into Rewards” Competition (the “Competition”) where the first 500 (five hundred) participating entrants stand a chance of each winning 8000 Vodabucks (worth R400).

All entrants during the term of the Competition agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

1. The duration of the Competition is from 15 January 2026 at 09:00 until 31 March at 17:00.
   1. The duration of the Competition may be extended or curtailed at the discretion of Vodacom.
2. Entrants must complete all the following actions to participate:
   1. Register for Vodacom's VodaBucks (if not already registered) by downloading the VodaPay Appor use USSD by dialing *133#, then opt-in and follow the prompts to accept terms.
   2. Schedule the pickup of at least two (2) mobile devices  or tablets with Vodacom’s partner, Circular Energy using the link https://circular-energy.org/request-collection/.
   3. Fill in the form on the Circular Energy website, using "VODACOM" as the company name for tracking.
   4. An e-receipt will be received as proof of entry into the Competition.
   5. The first 500 (five hundred) qualifying entries will each be rewarded with a deposit of 8000 Vodabucks (worth R400) into their VodaPay wallets. In total, 4,000,000 Vodabucks (worth R200 000) will be given away in the Competition.
3. Multiple entries by one entrant are permissible, provided that each entry complies with the entry criteria.
4. There are no additional charges for participating in this Competition apart from the standard data costs to upload a valid entry; standard data costs apply as per the user’s service provider and existing price plan for data usage.
5. Only entries received during the Competition period stipulated in clause 1 (one) will be considered for the selection of winners.
6. The Competition is open to new and existing Vodacom subscribers, with a valid Vodacom phone number, and legally considered a natural person (18 years and older) in South Africa.
7. Entrants must reside in South Africa and be in possession of a valid South African identity document or permanent residence permit or temporary residence permit valid for a period exceeding 3 (three) months for the Republic of South Africa and valid at the Competition end date.
8. Entries received from business accounts held by legal persons (amongst other corporates and SMEs, etc.) are excluded from participating in the Competition and winning the prize.
9. Employees, directors and agents of Vodacom Group companies, and all participating stores, their immediate families, life partners, business partners and associates and any person directly involved with the sponsoring, devising, production, management or marketing of this Competition are not eligible to participate in this Competition.
10. Vodacom will not be liable for any costs incurred by the winners for participating in this Competition or the claiming of any prizes, where applicable. 
11. Data transfer speeds are not guaranteed and are dependent on network availability and utilisation.
12. The winners’ name and location may be displayed on Vodacom social media platform at the platform’s discretion.
13. The first 500 (five hundred) qualifying entries will be selected as winners, based on the criteria set out in these terms and conditions, and notified within three (3) working days after their selection.
14. Circular Energy will share the personal details of the first 500 (five hundred) qualifying entries, such as name & surname, and contact number, with Vodacom.
15. The winner(s) will be contacted on the phone number provided to Vodacom by Circular Energy and asked to provide their full name & surname, South African identity or passport number email address and valid Vodacom phone number.
16. All the information provided or related to this Competition shall be managed, captured and approved by Vodacom.
17. Vodacom will share personal details of the respective winners, such as name & surname, and contact number, with Vodacom approved third party agencies, Ogilvy South Africa and VML South Africa, who will notify the respective winners that they have won a prize from this Competition, and entrant hereby agrees to such disclosure as is necessary to effect prize fulfilment.
18. Vodacom (and / or ‘Ogilvy South Africa’ and / or VML South Africa) will use reasonable efforts to contact the winners via a phone call based on the contact details provided by the entrant in completing the Circular Energy form.
19. Vodacom (and / or ‘Ogilvy South Africa’ and / or VML South Africa) shall attempt to contact the winners for a period of 3 (three) normal working weekdays after their names have been drawn and verified as winners. The winners will be contacted during normal working hours, between 08:00 (eight) in the morning and 17:00 (five) in the afternoon. Winners will be advised of arrangements in respect of prizes at the time of contacting the selected winners.
20. Should a particular winner not be available on the contact details they have provided during the time frame stipulated above, or rejects, forfeits or declines acceptance of the prize, that person's right to the prize will be deemed to have been waived and the prize will be forfeited. Vodacom reserves the right to then award the prize to the next randomly drawn participant.
21. The claim to any prize will be subject to security and validation, and Vodacom reserves the right to withhold any prize until it is satisfied that the claim by a particular winner is valid. The selected winners must be able to identify themselves, in a manner determined by Vodacom, as the qualifying entrants to the Competition and must comply with the required validation procedure, determined by Vodacom, in order to claim any prizes, failing which such winner will forfeit the prize, and the prize will be awarded to the next selected qualifying entrant.
22. Notwithstanding the fact that the prizes vest in the winners immediately upon the determination of the results, in the event that the required documentation from a particular winner has not been received at the agreed cut-off date communicated to the winner, or no effort is made on the part of any of the winners to make special arrangements to meet the deadline set by Vodacom, such prize will be forfeited. Vodacom then reserves the right to award the prize to the finalist that is next in line.
23. A winner(s) announcement post will be published on the Vodacom social media pages with the names and surnames of the winners.
24. Vodacom will request the winners’ consent in writing to their image and/or likeness being used and published by Vodacom in connection with the Competition for a period of 12 (twelve) months after they have been announced as winners. The winners may decline the use of their image and/or likeness by Vodacom.
25. All risks and ownership of the prizes will pass to the winner(s) on transfer/delivery thereof and hence all of Vodacom’s obligations in regard to the Competition as well as in regard to the prizes shall terminate.
26. User data collected via the Competition will not be used for any other purpose than for execution of the Competition.
27. User data collected via entry for this Competition will be stored for as long as it is legally required to and in accordance with Vodacom’s Privacy Policy, http://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/terms/privacy-policy
28. Nothing in these terms and conditions is intended to, or must be understood to, unlawfully restrict, limit or avoid any rights or obligations, as the case may be, created for either the participant or the promoter in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 ("CPA").
29. The judges’ decision on any aspect of the Competition including the allocation of the prizes will be final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
30. In the event of a dispute in regard to any aspect of the Competition and/or the terms and conditions, Vodacom’s decision will be final, and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
31. Vodacom may refuse to award a prize if entry procedures or these terms and conditions have not been adhered to or if it detects any irregularities or fraudulent practices. Vodacom is entitled in its entire discretion to reject any participant for any reason and will not be obliged to notify participants that they are rejected.
32. Vodacom and/or any other person or party associated with the Competition, their associated companies, agents, contractors and sponsors and any of its personnel involved in the Competition, shall not be liable whatsoever for any loss or damage incurred or suffered (including but not limited to direct or indirect or consequential loss), death or personal injury suffered or sustained arising from either participation in the Competition or from claiming the prize.
33. Vodacom is not liable for any technical failures affecting participation and / or prize redemption process of the Competition. In addition, neither Vodacom nor its agents shall be responsible for any loss or misdirected entries, including entries that were not received due to any failure of hardware, software, or other computer or technical systems affecting participating in and/or the prize redemption process of the Competition.
34. Vodacom, its directors, employees, agents and distributors, are not responsible for any misrepresentation (whether written or verbal) in respect of any prize nor in respect of any warranties, guarantees or undertakings given by any person other than Vodacom itself.
35. If Vodacom is required by law to alter or cancel any aspect of the Competition or to terminate it as a result of changes in legislation, or for any reason whatsoever, it will have the right to terminate the Competition being offered, with immediate effect and without notice. In such event all entrants hereby waive any rights which they may have against Vodacom and its associated companies, agents, contractors and/or sponsors.
36. All information relating to the Competition which is published on any marketing material will form part of these terms and conditions. In the event of any conflict between such marketing material and these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions shall prevail.
37. The Competition is also subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, Vodacom’s existing terms and conditions applicable to its website and mobile site respectively: https://www.vodacom.co.za/vodacom/terms/website-terms-and-conditions