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Vodacom Group Crowned Africa’s Top Employer for 2025 with Stellar 99.56% Score
Vodacom Group has just been crowned Africa’s top employer for 2025, grabbing a stunning 99.56% score that puts them at the very top. This telecoms giant earned the title from the Top Employers Institute, which honors companies for standout work in human resources, fresh ideas, and even ethical use of artificial intelligence.
The news broke in an email Technext got hold of on Thursday. Vodacom Group crowned top employer for 2025 in Africa means they’ve nailed the benchmark for HR practices, things like matching company culture and employee experiences to global standards.
This isn’t a one-off; it’s their third year running as Africa’s top employer for 2025. It really drives home how seriously they take creating a great place for their people to work. The certification digs into 20 different HR areas, from building people strategies and hiring top talent to learning programs and growing leaders.
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Vodacom’s CEO, Shameel Joosub, couldn’t hide his excitement. He said this award fits perfectly into their big Vision 2030 plans. “It’s proof we’re sticking to our purpose-driven leadership,” he noted. “Our focus on people, talent growth, and a positive workplace culture is making a real difference.”
It’s not just the main group shining, subsidiaries in places like Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, plus Safaricom in Ethiopia and Kenya, all picked up certifications too. Vodacom Mozambique led the pack with an incredible 99.96% score. Vodacom South Africa came in at 99.88%, and Vodacom Tanzania hit 99.76%. Meanwhile, Safaricom Ethiopia and Kenya took first place in their home countries.
The Group’s Chief HR Officer, Matimba Mbungela, put it well: this shows their promise to build an exceptional employee experience isn’t just talk, it’s for the long haul and good for everyone. “We’re thrilled to hold onto our spot as Africa’s top employer for 2025 for three years straight,” he said. “When our employees are happy and empowered, it helps us connect people for a better future, just like we aim to do.”
Vodacom Group being crowned Africa’s top employer for 2025 three times in a row highlights how they’re sparking innovation and creativity among their workforce. It goes beyond ethics and tech smarts, it’s about blending AI in ways that truly boost human efforts across the organization.
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Shifting to their business side, Vodacom Group put up strong numbers in 2025. In their half-year results up to September 30, headline earnings per share jumped 32.3% to 467 cents, or about $0.25. Revenue climbed 10.9% to R81.6 billion ($4.4 billion), and even better, normalized growth was 12.1% once you strip out currency swings. EBITDA rose 14.7% to R30.5 billion ($1.6 billion), with margins holding steady or improving in most spots.
In their biggest market, South Africa, service revenue grew 2.2% to R31.7 billion ($1.7 billion). Overseas operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania did even better, up 13.3% in local currency terms to R16.7 billion ($900 million).
One of the year’s big moves? They’re pushing to buy more of Safaricom. The plan is to snap up 15% of the Kenyan government’s shares, worth $1.6 billion (KSh 204.3 billion). That would lift Vodacom’s ownership from 40% to 55%. Recently, Kenya kicked off the sale process, expecting to pocket around $1.6 billion, or up to $1.9 billion (KES 244.5 billion) with dividends factored in. It’s a smart play that strengthens their foothold in one of Africa’s hottest telecom markets.
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