Vodacom “New Red Core Simplification” Competition

Terms and Conditions:

Vodacom (Pty) Ltd (“Vodacom”) is running the Vodacom “RED CORE SIMPLIFICATION” Competition where Vodacom permanent employees (“Permanent Staff”) stand a chance to win their share of R6 750.00 (six thousand seven hundred and fifty Rand) in grocery vouchers (“Voucher”) by successfully completing the Simplification questionnaire (“Questionnaire”) on Engage or signing up or upgrading to any of the new RED CORE plans at Vodacom World (the “Competition”).

All participants agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

  1. Duration
    • The Competition is open to all Permanent Staff from Thursday, 09h00 on the 28 August 2025 to Thursday, 23:59 on 11 September 2025 (the “End Date”) (“Competition Period”).
  2. Prizes
  • The first 10 (ten) Permanent Staff who sign up or upgrade to any of the new RED CORE plans stand a chance to win a Voucher worth R500.00 (five hundred Rand) each.
  • The first 5 (five) Permanent Staff who complete the Questionnaire and answer the questions correctly stand a chance to win a Voucher worth 00 (three hundred and fifty) each.
  • The total value of the Prize is R6 750.00 (six thousand seven hundred and fifty Rand) (the “Prize”).
  • Prize exclusions:
    • Prizes are non-transferable.
    • Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash.
  1. Eligibility
  • Only entries received during the Competition Period as stipulated in clause 1 above will qualify as potential winners.
  • The Competition is only open to natural persons who are Vodacom permanent employees.
  • Any persons directly involved with the sponsoring, devising, production, management, or marketing of this Competition are not eligible to participate in this Competition.
  1. Valid Entry
  • To stand a chance of winning in the Competition, Qualifying Vodacom Staff -
  • must sign up for, or upgrade to, any new RED CORE plans at Vodacom World during the Competition Period and share proof of payment in the comments of the Viva Engage post to qualify; or
  • successfully complete the Questionnaire via Microsoft Forms by answering all questions correctly.
  • Qualifying Vodacom Staff are only allowed to enter once for each new RED CORE deal that they’ve sign up for or upgraded to during the Competition Period.
  • Vodacom shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the winners for entering into the Competition or for claiming any Prizes, where applicable. 
  1. Prize draw
  • The first 10 (ten) qualifying participants who successfully signed up or upgrade to new RED CORE plans will automatically win the Prize.
  • The 5 (five) participants who completed the Questionnaire will be chosen as winners by a randomizer no later than 5 (five) days after the End Date.
  • The winners will be notified within 5 (five) working days after they have been selected and verified as winners.
  1. Winner Validation
  • All the information provided or related to this Competition shall be managed, captured and approved by Vodacom.
  • Vodacom will use reasonable efforts to contact the winners via their Vodacom email addresses.
  • Vodacom shall attempt to contact the winners for a period of 2 (two) normal working weekdays after their names have been drawn and verified as winners. The winners will be contacted during normal working hours, between 8 (eight) in the morning and 5 (five) in the afternoon.  Winners will be advised of arrangements in respect of prizes at the time of contacting the selected winners.
  • Should a participant not be available on the contact details provided during the timeframe stipulated above or rejects, forfeit 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 award the prize to the next qualifying participant.
  • The claim for 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, to claim any prizes, failing which such winner will forfeit the Prize and the Prize will be awarded to the next selected qualifying participant.
  • 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 reserves the right to award the Prize to the finalist that is next in line.
  1. Prize Delivery
  • The vouchers will be sent to the winners via SMS on their registered Vodacom mobile number and by email on their Vodacom email addresses.
  • The SMS and email will be shared from Monday, 15 September 2025.
  • No prize is transferable or exchangeable and may not be redeemed for cash.
  • If a winner cannot accept a prize for any reason whatsoever, the prize will be awarded to the next selected entrant.
  • All risks and ownership of the prizes shall pass to the winners on transfer/delivery thereof and hence all of Vodacom’s obligations regarding the Competition as well as in regard to the prizes shall terminate.
  1. Personal information
  • User data collected via the Competition will not be used for any other purpose than for the execution of the Competition.
  • 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.
  1. General
  • Nothing in these Terms and Conditions is intended to, or must be understood to, unlawfully restrict, limit, or avoid any rights or obligations created for either the participant or the promoter in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 ("CPA").
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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