No Smartphone, No AI: Vodacom’s Shameel Joosub on Africa’s Access Gap
Published April 9, 2026
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The numbers tell the story before any conversation begins. Of Vodacom's 223 million customers, 80 million still do not have a smartphone. For Shameel Joosub, Group CEO of Vodacom, that figure is not a statistic to cite and move on from. It is a mandate. At MWC Barcelona 2026, he spoke with TechAfrica News Founder Akim …
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