(Telecompaper) Vodacom Group has reported a 4.5 percent increase in revenue to ZAR 42.0 billion in the first half-year ending 30 September compared with ZAR 40.15 billion in the same period in 2016. The group added 4.3 million customers during the first half, 2.9 million in South Africa and 1.4 million in its international operations, to reach just over 71 million customers, up 11.8 percent. Group EBIT decreased 0.2 percent, and the EBIT margin decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 25.8 percent.