BlackBerry Bold 9900 lands in South Africa via Vodacom

 

The highly anticipated BlackBerry Bold 9900 was today launched by RIM and Vodacom in South Africa. The Bold 9900 with its slim design and smooth keyboard lands on Vodacom and their 43 million customer base. Zunaid Dinath, Vodacom's Managing Executive of Sales said:

"We are excited to bring the first BlackBerry 7-based smartphone to our customers in South Africa with the BlackBerry Bold 9900. We believe our customers will enjoy the smooth and integrated communications experience, responsive interface, stylish finish and blazingly quick performance found in this premium smartphone."

The Bold 9900 will be available on two tariffs starting from R449/month, includes BlackBerry 100 BIS and is a 24 month contract. If ordered online there are savings to be made too.

Read the full Press Release

For more information or to purchase the Bold 9900 on Vodacom 

BlackBerry PlayBook now available in South Africa

 

Vodacom, an African mobile communications company covering the needs of over 40 million customers, has teamed up with RIM to bring South Africa uncompromised Web browsing at its fingertips with the BlackBerry PlayBook. Vodacom's Managing Executive of Sales, Zunaid Dinath, commented:

"We're excited to make the BlackBerry PlayBook available to customers through Vodacom outlets countrywide. With its set of features, portability and power, the BlackBerry PlayBook is and ideal companion for busy people on the move."

The base 16GB Wi-Fi model costs 5,699 South African rands, which translates to roughly $785 U.S. dollars. For the bigger 32GB and 64GB models, you are looking at R6,499 and R7,499 respectively. The much-anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will initially be available from Vodacom, but other local carriers will likely follow suit. South Africa is an aspiring and important market for RIM, with a strong and evolving BlackBerry community. In fact, South Africa honored BlackBerry as the 'Coolest Brand Overall'. And from the looks of it, this is only the start.