Vodacom Group CEO, Shameel Joosub, was on a two-day visit to Lesotho accompanied by Diego Gutierrez A. and Mamello Selamolela Chief International Business and Group Strategy respectively. During the visit, he held engagements with key stakeholders in government, regulatory bodies and business to reaffirm Vodacom’s commitment to Lesotho. He also paid a courtesy call on the Right Honourable the Prime...
In recent years, fraud and cybercrime via mobile have developed in the African digital space. Several countries on the continent have already put in place processes to combat this scourge. Lesotho wants to follow in their footsteps. Lesotho mobile operators will have to start registering their subscribers’ SIM cards from June 24. The operation, which will extend over...
Vodacom Lesotho has announced that its M-Pesa division will now operate under a newly set up, independent company known as VCL Financial Services. According to information supplied by the company, the new venture has been authorised by the Central Bank and will be a licenced financial services provider, fully owned by Vodacom Lesotho. Vodacom Lesotho...
The ongoing legal tussle between the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and mobile network operator Vodacom Lesotho looks likely to continue as both parties remain determined to stand their ground. In October 2020, the regulator revoked Vodacom’s operating licence and ordered the company to pay R134-million in fines. Subsequently, after heading to court, the operator had...
The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) have begun the implementation of a new system to monitor national and international telecommunications traffic. According to a statement released to the media, the system will help to increase revenue assurance, combat network fraud and enforce billing integrity across all...
The government of Lesotho has announced that going forward the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) will vet executive leadership positions at telecommunications companies. According to the directive, any appointment to the board of directors or other management function at Econet Telecom Lesotho and Vodacom must be submitted to the LCA for review and approval. In an...
Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL) has been slapped with a M1, 5 million fine by the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) for the late submission of its licence renewal application. The renewal application is supposed to be filed at least two years before the expiry of a licence. ETL’s licence was supposed to have filed its application...
The high court in Lesotho has granted Vodacom an interim order preventing the country’s telecommunications regulator from revoking the company’s operating licence and imposing a fine of the equivalent of R134-million. Vodacom said on Saturday that the court has ordered that the Lesotho Communication Authority (LCA) must appear on 23 October to argue why the interim...
The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) has revoked the operating licence for Vodacom Lesotho, accusing the operator of missing the deadline of 7 October 2020 to pay US$500 000. The regulator also accused the operator of failing to pay regulatory fees and outlining plans regarding internet connectivity. Vodacom Lesotho has about 1.2 million mobile subscribers and...
Econet Telecom Lesotho has completed a circle of innovation by introducing airtime conversion to the EcoCash wallet. This was revealed by Econet’s acting General Manager: Econet Services, ‘Makatleho Raphoolo at the product launch in Maseru this week. Ms Raphoolo said Econet first launched ‘buy airtime with EcoCash’ as one of the mobile money’s basic functions...
