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Vodacom appoints new Managing Director for Tanzania operations
Vodacom is pleased to announce the appointment of Rene Meza as Managing Director for Vodacom Tanzania. Currently Managing Director of Bharti Airtel's Kenya operations, Rene brings over 12 years' international experience in telecommunications across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Vodacom Launches “m-pesa Man”
Dar es Salaam July 31, 2011: Vodacom Tanzania has decided to give its Vodacom m-pesa service an extra new look to all its customers across the country. A look that will match the slogan of 'Kazi ni kwako' by linking this service with the work done by 'Superman', which are fast, safe, certain, and its readiness to assist community any time and any place.
Vodacom Tanzania launches Women Empowerment Initiative
Vodacom Tanzania launches Women Empowerment Initiative Prime Minister Kayanza Mizengo Pinda unveiled plan to empower women entrepreneurs economically dubbed M-PESA Women Empowerment Initiative (MWEI), in which he urged them to make use of the loans issued through the scheme to improve their wellbeing.
Vodacom Foundation Supports Serengeti Wild Dogs Conservation (2)
Vodacom Foundation Supports Serengeti Wild Dogs Conservation Arusha: THE Minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Mr Ezekiel Maige, has decried the dramatic decline of wild dogs' population in the Serengeti. Mr Maige said over the yesterday when launching Vodacom Foundation's Serengeti Wild Dogs Conservation Project that it was sad to note that wild dogs had become almost extinct over the years.
Vodacom gets US $4.8 million to expand M-Pesa services
Vodacom Tanzania is to receive a 4.8 million US dollars grant from the Bill and Melinda gates Foundation to augment financial inclusion in Tanzania through increased usage of its mobile money service, Vodafone M-PESA. Vodacom Managing Director, Dietlof Mare, said that the grant aims to and will improve the lives of Tanzanians as Vodacom believes that financial inclusion is possible through the use of Vodafone M-PESA.
CCBRT changes lives through Vodafone M-Pesa services
COMPREHENSIVE Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT), through Vodafone M-PESA services, has changed the lives of many by reaching out to more patients throughout the country than in previous years. CCBRT began transferring money for transport to its hospital to patients across Tanzania through Vodafone M-PESA, the mobile phone money transfer system from Vodacom, at the end of last year.
Vodacom Tanzania money transfer operator
Vodacom Tanzania has been named the best Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) operator in the world through its Vodafone M-Pesa services. This honor was given during the world's first mobile money awards at the MMT Global Conference and Expo held in Dubai on the 25th of October.
Vodacom celebrates a decade of success
Vodacom Tanzania has handled over 20 million transactions worth 600bn/- since Vodafone M-Pesa services were launched in 2008, the company's Managing Director, Dietlof Mare said on Sunday. He said that at the moment there are over 5.5 million subscribers who have registered for Vodafone M-Pesa services.
Pensions’ fund for Vodafone M-Pesa services
VODACOM Tanzania has reached an agreement with Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) enabling members of the fund to make contributions through Vodafone M-Pesa services. Vodacom Head of Department: M-Pesa Sales Franklin Bagalla said that any registered Vodacom subscriber can now contribute to the fund through M-Pesa.
Vodafone donates 58m/- (£ 25,000) to bombs' victims
Vodafone Group Foundation has contributed over 58 million Tanzanian shillings (£25,000) towards the relief effort for the victims of bomb blasts at a military depot in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam last week. The Funds have been made available from the Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund which assists Vodafone companies across the Group respond to disasters within their regions or countries.