JOHANNESBURG - Shares in Vodacom have jumped by more than seven percent as investors cheer the company's results.
The telecom giant has reported a 26% increase in profits for the six months that ended in September.
Vodacom now has 250 million customers across the African continent -- an increase of 12 percent.
The company's results were boosted by its ownership of Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom.
But Vodacom's controlling stake in Safaricom is currently subject to a legal battle in Kenya.
Vodacom says it will seek partners to build AI data centres in Africa.