Cell phone giant gives back

VODACOM, South Africa's leading cellular phone company plans to invest upto R700m in Corporate Social investment (CSI) projects in South Africa over the next ten years. According to the Vodacom Foundation, CSI programmes focus on addressing issues of national priority by the government in the areas of safety and security, health and education. The company says to date it has invested R100m in development projects which include amongst others the refurbishment of the Alexandra Police Station and Wynberg Magistrates Court, the building of the Cangci Technical High School and Daliwonga Clinic. Meanwhile Vodacom is still busy branding its Vodashop Renta Fone stores and kiosks, including those at national airports, which still bear the names of other companies such as Teljoy, GSM, the Cellular Shop and Vodac that merged in the beginning of the year to form the Vodacom Service Provider company. (Miguel de Sousa)