Limpopo Business 2016-17 edition
The 2016/17 edition of Limpopo Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2007, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo province. Limpopo is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy. This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo.
The 2016/17 edition of Limpopo Business is the eighth issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2007, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Limpopo province.
Limpopo is unique in terms of its abundant natural and human resources, and is also one of the key drivers behind the South African economy.
This edition of Limpopo Business is officially endorsed by the Office of the Premier of Limpopo.
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formal relationships with owners of these<br />
businesses, and this was not easy and was expensive.<br />
You have to be ready with the product<br />
and service you want to implement as keeping informal<br />
outlets updated is no easy task… and often<br />
they don’t understand the delays and so on.<br />
Vodacom<br />
Power to you<br />
What is most exciting thing for you about<br />
the big drive to add base stations and to<br />
connect sites with high-speed service?<br />
Adding more sites and increasing the performance<br />
of our network provides immediate benefit to our<br />
customers, and we see these benefits immediately.<br />
The vision is to provide people of <strong>Limpopo</strong> with<br />
the same level of connectivity as any other place<br />
in South Africa.<br />
What is the impact of this throughout the<br />
townships in <strong>Limpopo</strong>?<br />
We believe with certainty that our network overall<br />
is superior. We have more sites than any of our competitors<br />
and will continue to grow this. You can no<br />
longer stereotype and assume that our customers<br />
in the informal areas do not have access to high-end<br />
devices. They are already using Facebook, Twitter,<br />
WhatsApp and so on. In fact many of our customers<br />
use Twitter to inform Vodacom about network<br />
concerns they have from some of the rural areas.<br />
What have you seen as the greatest<br />
growth areas and major developments of<br />
which you are most proud during your 11<br />
years with Vodacom?<br />
The growth of 2G to 4G has to be a highlight. We also<br />
today market our own brand of Vodacom devices<br />
across 3G and LTE. The overall growth of data is<br />
amazing – people have adapted to new technologies<br />
so quickly and are using applications to perform so<br />
many things that they otherwise would not have<br />
done, or would have done differently.<br />
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It has been a bit hard from a personal perspective<br />
but in November I said to Shameel, our CEO,<br />
when he visited the region, that, after 10 years with<br />
Vodacom, this is probably the job with the most<br />
levels of satisfaction.<br />
The reason I feel this way is because I have almost<br />
complete autonomy and also, having been around<br />
for 10 years, my seniors know I will get stuff done.<br />
Overall it’s been really fulfilling. Another great positive<br />
is when you see the results – like any job, there’s<br />
nothing that beats the feeling when you have put the<br />
effort in, you’ve made your plan and implemented<br />
your strategy and you see it come to fruition. I don’t<br />
think anything beats that.<br />
You have been with Vodacom for a long<br />
time, so this opportunity must be a really<br />
interesting challenge for you?<br />
I’ve been with Vodacom for 11 years and they’ve<br />
been pushing me to consider a regional position,<br />
so this year I said to myself, “Let me give this a try.”<br />
The network has a huge responsibility for<br />
growth in <strong>Limpopo</strong> as it impacts on the<br />
lives and businesses of so many people.<br />
The vision for me is to leave <strong>Limpopo</strong> from a connectivity<br />
perspective in a better place than when<br />
I arrived. It is proven worldwide that access to<br />
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