17.1 The Agreement is specific to the Customer and the Customer shall not be entitled to cede or assign its rights and/or delegate its obligations, either partially or entirely, to a third party without the prior written consent of Vodacom.
17.2 Vodacom shall be entitled, at any time, to cede, assign, transfer, encumber or delegate any of its rights, title, interest or obligations in terms of this Agreement to any Affiliate(s) without the Customer’s consent. For the purposes of this clause 17.2, “Affiliate(s)” means any corporation, company, or other entity which is (i) controlled by Vodacom; (ii) controls Vodacom; or (iii) is under common control with Vodacom and “control” means that more than 50% (fifty percent) of the controlled entity’s shares or ownership interest representing the right to make decisions for such entity are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the controlling entity.
17.3 Vodacom shall be entitled to sub-contract any or all of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Customer. Notwithstanding that any obligations may have been sub-contracted by Vodacom under this clause 17.3, Vodacom shall be, and at all times remain, fully responsible and liable for the fulfilment of all Vodacom’s obligations so sub-contracted.
