Vodacom Tanzania executives in court
Company employees, including the MD, are accused of depriving the country’s government of 11-billion shillings in revenue
SA’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, Vodacom Group, has confirmed that charges have been brought against a number of its employees at their Vodacom Tanzania operation, including MD Hisham Hendi. A Vodacom spokesperson told Business Day that “the Tanzania Police Force questioned certain employees, on allegations of fraudulent use of network facilities”. “Various charges have now been levelled against some of these employees in a Dar es Salaam magistrate's court and they are currently in police custody, including Mr Hendi.” Authorities have accused the group of operating a “criminal racket”, according to court documents filed in the country’s capital.
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