Vodacom Tanzania

Vodacom Tanzania

https://vodacom.co.tz/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vodacom-tanzania/

Vodacom Tanzania, publicly owned and headquartered in Tanzania, operates as a tier 3 media tech buyer with Vodacom as its parent company. Founded in 1999, the company employs approximately 1,500 individuals and reported $601.9M in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a telecommunications operator, it offers mobile voice, data, messaging, and financial services, including the M-Pesa mobile money platform, within Tanzania.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1999

Headcount

1,491

Headquarters

Tanzania

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On September 14, 2026, Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a Retailer Development Programme (RDP). This initiative will equip more than 26,000 retailers nationwide with business, financial, and digital skills, aiming to improve their efficiency, profitability, and resilience. Earlier that day, Vodacom Tanzania, alongside open-access fibre provider Fast Fibre, called for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax, and infrastructure investment to accelerate East Africa’s digital transformation, outlining these priorities at ITW Africa and Datacloud Africa 2026, which concluded in Nairobi on September 10. Previously, on August 27, 2026, Vodacom Tanzania renovated six classrooms across three schools in Vikindu, Morogoro, and Ruvuma, providing two classrooms per school and supplying 90 desks, with 30 allocated to each. This program initially benefits 4,838 pupils, including 117 with special needs, and 52 teachers.

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Vodacom Tanzania offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Vodacom Tanzania's product portfolio comprises of telecoms, media and TV services and consumer electronics.

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Vodacom Tanzania's revenues were $601.9M in 2025. Caretta Research has split Vodacom Tanzania's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services, which represents 59% of Vodacom Tanzania's revenue.

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Sep

23rd

2026

03:53

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Employee Related Initiatives, Partnerships

Vodacom and Tanzania Breweries train 26,000 retailers in financial management and inventory planning

Vodacom Tanzania and Tanzania Breweries (TBL) have joined forces to provide over 26,000 retailers nationwide with essential business, financial and digital skills aimed under a two-year agreement. The Retailer Development Programme (RDP) is a training scheme to help local entrepreneurs to modernise. Under the motto 'Growing Innovatively Together' (GRIT), the partnership pairs TBL's distribution network with Vodacom's mobile financial services, connectivity, and digital services.

Sep

22nd

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Vodacom Tanzania and TBL Partner to Digitally Empower 24,000 Retailers Over Two Years

Vodacom Tanzania has partnered with Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL PLC) on a programme aimed at strengthening the capabilities of small retailers across the country. The initiative, known as GRIT (Growing Retailers Innovatively Together), is designed to equip retailers with practical business skills to improve operations, profitability and customer engagement.

TechAfrica News

Sep

14th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

TBL, Vodacom Partner to Empower 26,000 Retailers

TANZANIA Breweries Limited (TBL) and Vodacom Tanzania have partnered to equip more than 26,000 retailers nationwide with business, financial and digital skills, in a move aimed at improving their efficiency, profitability and resilience. The two companies have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the Retailer Development Programme (RDP), a capacity-building initiative designed to help entrepreneurs strengthen their businesses and adapt to a rapidly changing digital economy.

Sep

14th

2026

00:12

Events, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

East Africa needs unified digital market

Vodacom Tanzania and open-access fibre provider Fast Fibre are calling for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax and infrastructure investment to accelerate East Africa’s transformation. The companies outlined their priorities at ITW Africa and Datacloud Africa 2026, which concluded in Nairobi on 10 September.

Sep

11th

2026

03:49

Events, Capital Investment, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences, Investments

East Africa needs unified digital market

Vodacom Tanzania and open-access fibre provider Fast Fibre are calling for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax and infrastructure investment to accelerate East Africa’s digital transformation. The companies outlined their priorities at ITW Africa and Datacloud Africa 2026, which concluded in Nairobi on 10 September.

ITWeb South Africa

Sep

1st

2026

01:00

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Digital Transformation Initiatives

Bringing Tanzania’s dinosaurs back to life

Tanzania is famous for the life that moves across its landscapes today: lions, elephants, giraffes, and great herds crossing the savannah. But the country also holds traces of creatures that disappeared millions of years ago. In the hills of southeastern Tanzania lies the Tendaguru Formation, one of Africa’s most important dinosaur fossil sites.

Aug

27th

2026

04:18

Vodacom Tanzania renovates classrooms at 3 schools

Vodacom Tanzania has joined communities and education stakeholders to bring renovated classrooms to life in three schools in Vikindu, Morogoro and Ruvuma. Two classrooms have been renovated at each school, bringing the total to six classrooms. In addition, 90 desks have been provided with 30 desks allocated to each school. The programme has an initial reach of 4,838 pupils, including 117 pupils with special needs, as well as 52 teachers.

Aug

24th

2026

01:29

Capital Investment, B2B Tag, Target Customer Expansion, Facility Expansion, Investments

Vodacom Tanzania Customer Base Hits 27.7 Million as Network Investment Jumps 85.1%

Vodacom Tanzania Plc has reported strong customer growth and increased network investment following its Tenth Annual General Meeting, as the company continues to focus on long-term expansion and shareholder value. The company said its customer base reached 27.7 million in FY2026, while network investment increased by 85.1%, supporting wider connectivity and strengthening its telecommunications infrastructure.

Aug

21st

2026

06:30

B2B Tag, Dividend Updates

Vodacom Tanzania Customer Base Hits 27.7 Million as Network Investment Jumps 85.1%

Vodacom Tanzania Plc has reported strong customer growth and increased network investment following its Tenth Annual General Meeting, as the company continues to focus on long-term expansion and shareholder value. The company said its customer base reached 27.7 million in FY2026, while network investment increased by 85.1%, supporting wider connectivity and strengthening its telecommunications infrastructure.

TechAfrica News

Aug

14th

2026

07:30

Capital Investment, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Investments

Vodacom assists Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority to attract capital

Vodacom Tanzania and the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The agreement pairs Tiseza's mandate to attract and coordinate investment with Vodacom's digital connectivity and enterprise services. By streamlining tech-enabled services for investors, they aim to improve the ease of doing business and to support Tanzania's position as a destination for foreign and local capital.

Aug

13th

2026

06:30

Capital Investment, Partnerships and Alliances, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Partnerships, Investments

TISEZA and Vodacom Tanzania Partner to Strengthen Digital Investment Environment

Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vodacom Tanzania to strengthen the country’s investment environment through digital connectivity and technology solutions. Speaking at the signing, TISEZA Director General Gilead Teri said the partnership will combine the authority’s mandate to promote, coordinate and facilitate investment with Vodacom Tanzania’s expertise in digital communications and technology solutions for businesses and institutions.

TechAfrica News

Aug

4th

2026

22:30

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Investments

Tanzania’s digital dividend

The information and communication technology (ICT) sector has been one of the most rapidly growing industries in Tanzania, as in most of Africa, over the past 20 years. Driven by the rapid uptake of mobile technology, digital has become one of the private sector’s biggest success stories.

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