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Podcast: The Talking Point
Episode: Digital divide and the implications of the Vodacom/Maziv merger
Description: Earlier this month (8 July 2025), the Competition Commission announced that it had reached an agreement with Vodacom and Maziv on revised conditions that allow the parties to proceed with a merger that had been prohibited by the Competition Tribunal. Vodacom acquiring a stake in Maziv, a South African fibre infrastructure company, with the goal of creating a leading fibre provider. Initially, Vodacom planned to acquire a 30% stake, with an option to increase it to 40%. Our next guest is concerned that these updated revisions may lead to monopoly in the telecommunications sector & make finding an affordable internet connectivity difficult...