Five-year historic review per segment

 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
 
2007
  Compound growth %
                       
South Africa                      
EBITDA margin (%) 36.8   36.8   34.0   34.4   34.9    
Capex intensity (%) 9.6   9.1   9.7   9.9   13.3    
Customers (thousand) 26 535   26 262   27 625   24 821   23 004   3.6
Number of employees1 5 302   5 327   5 165   n/m   n/m   n/a
Total ARPU (rand per month) 157   132   134   128   128   5.3
Estimated mobile SIM penetration (%) 107   100   108   94   84   6.2
Estimated mobile customer market share (%) 50   53   53   55   58   (3.5)
International                      
EBITDA margin (%) 10.2   14.0   24.5   28.6   29.7    
Capex intensity (%) 14.7   24.5   30.6   28.1   37.9    
Customers (thousand) 16 957   13 630   11 989   9 173   7 146   24.1
Number of employees1 1 965   2 083   2 086   n/m   n/m   n/a
Total ARPU (rand per month)                      
Tanzania 21   29   49   48   51   (20.3)
DRC 36   37   63   60   74   (16.5)
Mozambique 22   30   43   31   30   (7.3)
Lesotho 60   67   70   74   76   (5.9)
Total ARPU (local currency per month)                      
Tanzania (TZS) 4 238   5 044   6 943   8 289   9 201   (17.6)
DRC (USD) 5.0   4.7   7.2   8.4   10.5   (16.9)
Mozambique (MZN) 106   109   121   111   112   (1.4)
Estimated mobile SIM penetration (%)                      
Tanzania 37   34   30   20   16    
DRC 16   13   16   12   9    
Mozambique 29   23   17   16   14    
Lesotho 49   41   30   26   17    
Estimated mobile customer market share (%)                      
Tanzania 51   50   46   52   55    
DRC 37   38   37   41   47    
Mozambique 45   45   44   40   35    
Lesotho 83   81   80   80   80    
Note:
1. The definition of employees was aligned to the Group’s ultimate parent. The numbers for 2007 and 2008 were not measured on the basis of the new definition.