Vodacom Group reported a 25.7% jump in half-year profit on Tuesday. The South African mobile operator said growth across its markets and a fuller contribution from Kenya's Safaricom helped the firm. Vodacom got a boost after the acquisition of a further 20% stake in the Kenyan company during this period.

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - South ​African mobile telecoms operator Vodacom Group (VODJ.J), opens new tab ‌reported a 25.7% jump in half-year profit on Tuesday helped by growth across its ​markets and a fuller contribution from ​Kenya's Safaricom (SCOM.NR), opens new tab following the acquisition of a ⁠further 20% stake.

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Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; ​Editing by Tom Hogue and Jochelle Mendonca

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Nqobile is a Johannesburg-based reporter covering the South African retail, telecom and tech sectors. She has been a journalists for about 10 years. She joined Reuters in 2015 and has covered a variety of beats ranging from pharma, health to property and banking.