South Africa's Vodacom says that it now has over 8 million customers on the African  continent.

There are 7.5 million Vodacom customers in South Africa, 200,000 in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 380, 000 in Tanzania and 67, 000 customers in Lesotho.

A year ago, there were 6 million Vodacom customers in South Africa. There were just 33, 000  in the DRC, 150, 000 in Tanzania and 22, 000 customers in Lesotho.

"The latest figures confirm Vodacom is on a strong upward growth path and comfortably ahead in all the countries where it operates." said Mthobi Tyamzashe, Group Executive - Corporate Affairs of Vodacom.
 

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