Vodafone open to SA asset sale

TELECOMS giant Vodafone has so far not held talks with South Africa over the London-listed firm buying Pretoria’s stake in its local subsidiary Vodacom, chief executive Vittorio Colao said yesterday. However, Colao told a news conference in Johannesburg he was open to talks with the South African government, which has stated an intention to sell state-held shareholdings to fund cash-strapped energy utility Eskom’s building of power plants. – Reuters