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	30 June 2011 Gogogo village The rural community of Gogogo in Limpopo province is home to about 800 people who have until now had no telecommunication services. Most don’t have cars or access to transport and so felt cut off from the rest of the world. That all changed when Vodacom put up 2G and 3G base stations and connected the primary school to the internet. Now people are able to run businesses from their homes and the youngsters of the community are learning about the world of opportunity out there. Full story
	30 June 2011 Vodacom Millionaires Every week almost 8 million people watch a TV programme in which Vodacom gives away prizes worth hundreds of thousands of rands. In five years 3.5 million customers have won prizes worth R164 million. This year Vodacom Millionaires made eight people millionaires overnight and paid for computer centres, worth R120 000 each, at 48 schools. One woman and a small team at Vodacom are responsible for helping people who become rich overnight to use their windfalls to keep living their dreams. That’s why Paula Carvalho-Malekane believes she has the best job in the Vodacom Group. Full story
	30 June 2011 Social Media Seven days a week, a dedicated social media team tweet and post to tens of thousands of online customers in South Africa. They tell them what the company is up to, new deals, share fun stuff and respond directly to questions and complaints. Vodacom is using Twitter and Facebook to connect with customers in a brand new way. Full story
	30 June 2011 CEO roadshow Seven days a week, a dedicated social media team tweet and post to tens of thousands of online customers in South Africa. They tell them what the company is up to, new deals, share fun stuff and respond directly to questions and complaints. Vodacom is using Twitter and Facebook to connect with customers in a brand new way. Full story
	30 June 2011 Cutting the red tape Mrs Mapaseka Maphathe, a Vodacom employeee in Maseru, Lesotho, realised that customers were frustrated at having to phone the call centre to find out about their top-ups. She recommended sending customers an SMS to notify them when the service had been activated. This far quicker and easier solution was implemented in February 2011. Full story
	30 June 2011 Vodafone Mobility programme Shameel Joosub joined the Vodacom Group as an accountant when it launched in 1994. He made his way up through the ranks until he became the MD of our South African operation. Now he has been appointed CEO of Vodafone Spain. Read here how the Vodafone International Mobility Programme is helping us to develop the careers of high-flyers like Shameel. Full story
	30 June 2011 Free cooling We’re using free cooling to save electricity and reduce carbon emissions at thousands of base stations. This technology can cut the amount of power needed to cool equipment at these sites by almost a fifth, as it uses air to do the cooling whenever the outside temperature falls below 20°C. Now our technicians are working on free cooling systems that will work even when the outside temperature is 30°C. This is how we’re using cutting-edge technology to become even greener. Full story
	30 June 2011 Silulo A small entrepreneurial business is putting the power of the internet into the hands of tens of thousands of township residents in the Western province. Silulo Ulutho’s business is all about giving people, even the poorest, the tools and knowledge they need to get connected. Now Vodacom is working with Silulo to exploit mobile’s potential to connect everyone. Full story
	30 June 2011 Vodacom MPESA The Vodafone Foundation partnered with Vodacom and the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation (‘CCBRT’) charity hospital in Tanzania to increase the number of fistula repairs performed every year. Full story
	30 June 2011 21st Century Educator In 2011 we piloted our 21st Century Educator project in partnership with the National Department of Basic Education, Microsoft®, Cisco and Intel. The project aims to establish nine teacher-training resource centres, one in each province in South Africa. The first three are up and running. Together with our partners, we’re helping to create the classrooms of the future. Full story

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