Vodacom Group named Africa’s Top Employer in 2025 with an overall score of 99.56%

Telecoms company Vodacom Group has been named Africa’s Top Employer in 2025, an award for excellence in human resources, innovation and ethical artificial intelligence. In the rating, the Group achieved an overall Top Employer score of 99.56%.

In an email seen by Technext on Thursday, the certification by Top Employers Institute is a benchmark that assesses Human Resources (HR) practices. It evaluates how effectively companies align HR frameworks, culture, and employee experience with international standards. 

For the company, the latest award marks the third consecutive win,  reinforcing the company’s commitment to delivering employee experience. The certification spans 20 HR domains, including people strategy, talent acquisition, learning and development, and leadership development.

While reacting to the development, Vodacom Group Chief Executive, Shameel Joosub, explained that the award is significant for the company’s Vision 2030 journey. 

“Not only is this testament to our consistency in leading with purpose, but it also shows that our people-centric approach and focus on talent development and workplace culture is impactful,” he added. 

Aside from the award to the group, its subsidiaries in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Safaricom Ethiopia and Kenya were also recognised with certification.  

Vodacom Mozambique recorded the highest group score at 99.96%, Vodacom South Africa achieving 99.88%, and Vodacom Tanzania achieving 99.76%. Safaricom Ethiopia and Safaricom Kenya each secured first-place rankings in their respective countries. 

The group’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Matimba Mbungela, explained that the award shows that creating an “exceptional employee experience” is a sustained commitment for society. 

“We are incredibly proud to maintain our position as Africa’s Top Employer for the third consecutive year. We believe that the well-being and empowerment of our employees contributes directly to our ability to fulfil our purpose of connecting for a better future,” he added. 

The award, coming for the third straight year, reflects the company’s ability to inculcate workforce innovation and creativity. Aside from ethical practices and technology combination, it also represents the combination of the human impact of AI in organisational processes.

Also Read: Vodacom set to hold majority stake in Safaricom after $1.6bn stake acquisition.

Vodacom Group in 2025

In its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, the company recorded a 32.3% rise in headline earnings per share (HEPS) to 467 cents ($0.25). 

The group revenue rose 10.9% to R81.6 billion ($4.4 billion), with normalised growth at 12.1% after adjusting for currency effects. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) climbed 14.7% to R30.5 billion ($1.6 billion), showing a consistent margin improvement across most of its operations.

In South Africa, Vodacom’s largest market, service revenue rose 2.2% to R31.7 billion ($1.7 billion). Also, the international operations, spanning the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania, performed strongly, delivering 13.3% local currency growth to R16.7 billion ($900 million).

In a major shift during the year, the group made a move to acquire an additional stake in Safaricom.

By acquiring 15% of the Government of Kenya’s issued shares, valued at $1.6 billion (KSh 204.3 billion), the proposed deal will ramp up the group’s stake in the telecoms company from 40% to 55%.

In a recent development, the Government of Kenya launched the process of selling 15% of its stake in Safaricom PLC to the Vodacom Group. 

The partial divestiture is expected to generate approximately $1.6 billion (KES 204.3 billion) for the government, with total proceeds projected at $1.9 billion (KES 244.5 billion) when an upfront dividend monetisation component is included.

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