Sitho Mdlalose

Chief Executive Officer, Vodacom South Africa, Vodacom South Africa

Sitho Mdlalose is Chief Executive Officer, Vodacom South Africa of Vodacom South Africa, in the role since July 2022.

Vodacom South Africa is the largest operating subsidiary of the JSE-listed Vodacom Group. Mdlalose was appointed managing director in 2022 and returned from Vodacom Tanzania, where he had been MD since August 2021.

In the job

  1. Took over as managing director of Vodacom South Africa from Balesh Sharma and joined the Vodacom Group executive committee. Source

  2. Said Vodacom was disappointed by the Competition Commission's recommendation against the Maziv fibre deal and would take the matter to the Competition Tribunal. Source

Career before

  1. 1999-2003Trainee chartered accountant, Deloitte Zimbabwe
  2. 2007-2013Various finance roles, Vodafone Group (United Kingdom)
  3. 2017-2021Finance director, Vodacom South Africa
  4. 2020Interim Group chief financial officer, Vodacom Group
  5. 2021-2022Managing director, Vodacom Tanzania

Education

Bachelor of Accountancy, University of South Africa; Senior Executive Programme, Harvard Business School

Sources

  1. vodacom.com
  2. techcentral.co.za
  3. itweb.co.za
  4. en.wikipedia.org
  5. connectingafrica.com
  6. bizcommunity.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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