Vodacom results for the period ended June 30, 2006

As at June 30, 2006, Vodacom Group recorded 25.2 million customers across its networks operating in South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho and Mozambique, reflecting a 7.3% increase in the three months since March 31, 2006. The growth in the customer base is a result of high gross customer connections of 3.5 million for the quarter. The Group’s other non South African operations comprised 4.9 million customers, or 19.3% of the total customer base.