{"id":294827,"date":"2025-12-11T15:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/?p=294827"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:30:24","slug":"sponsored-a-connected-eastern-cape-is-rising-mtn-is-leading-the-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/sponsored-a-connected-eastern-cape-is-rising-mtn-is-leading-the-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"SPONSORED: A Connected Eastern Cape is Rising \u2013 MTN is Leading the Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the Wild Coast to the rural heartlands of Qumbu, the Eastern Cape is rising, and MTN South Africa is helping power the move forward. With a R220 million mobile network modernisation and expansion drive, MTN is delivering a future where no community is left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 250 network sites have been upgraded, and new base stations have been deployed in 2025 as part of MTN\u2019s mobile network modernization programme, strengthening 4G coverage, accelerating the 5G rollout, and bringing world-class service to places long overlooked. The mobile network modernization programme is already transforming lives in over 90 rural communities. Residents who previously relied on patchy connectivity now have access to high-speed internet, enabling online education, telemedicine and e-commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure that connectivity translates into real inclusion, MTN\u2019s Smartphones4All initiative is a key catalyst, making affordable and quality smartphones accessible to more South Africans. By bridging the device gap, MTN is helping communities unlock the full potential of digital services, from learning and healthcare to mobile banking and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not just a technology upgrade; it is a lifeline, powered by connectivity and access to smart devices, opening doors to education, healthcare, entrepreneurship and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why the Eastern Cape?<\/strong>
The province faces some of South Africa\u2019s toughest socio-economic pressures:
\u2022 Unemployment close to 40%
\u2022 One of highest poverty levels and dependence on social grants
\u2022 Slow economic growth
\u2022 Many female-headed households support extended families<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is MTN\u2019s firm belief that where inequality disconnects people from opportunities, connectivity becomes a catalyst for hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor MTN, this is not just an investment in towers – it\u2019s an investment in people. We are connecting the unconnected, unlocking potential and partnering with communities to build a better tomorrow,\u201d says Songezo Masiso, General Manager, Regional Operations, MTN Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridging the Rural Digital Divide<\/strong>
In the previously unserved rural villages of Libode, Lusikisiki, Mt Fletcher, Duncan, and many more, connectivity is transforming everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a learner in Lusikisiki now revises for matric using the MTN Online School, instead of travelling kilometres for study resources. This is the reality when the world finally reaches rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education: Empowering the Next Generation<\/strong>
The MTN SA Foundation supports schools in the province with ICT labs and multimedia centres, zero-rated access to curriculum-aligned digital resources, as well as by enabling device access to disadvantaged learners through its Connecting Every Child initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another example of the power of connectivity in action is taking place in Qumbu, where a dedicated teacher speaks of how zero-rated STEM platforms are helping improve science pass rates – because fast internet has made dreams bigger than the village boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Businesses Go Digital<\/strong>
From roadside spaza shops to township salons, cashless payments are becoming the norm. MTN MoMo helps small businesses reduce cash-related crime, expand customer reach and build a traceable financial footprint to access capital, thus deepening financial inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along MTN\u2019s network rollout supply chain, over R200 million in local partner opportunities are unlocking new jobs and boosting township economies. This is best reflected on the ground where it matters most, like the spaza shop owner in Libode using MoMo for safe, seamless payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transformation You Can See<\/strong>
Take Nangamso Mark Ntlemeza, a symbol of MTN\u2019s empowerment philosophy. From frontline customer service, he has built a broad franchise network with five MTN stores across the Eastern Cape. Guided by MTN\u2019s Branded Retail Channel (BRC) programme, he is now creating jobs, mentoring young talent and showing future entrepreneurs what is possible. His journey is proof that when people are empowered, communities thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Progress: Safer Communities, Stronger Networks<\/strong>
Network vandalism and theft threaten critical connectivity, especially in rural areas. MTN spends between R400\u2013R450 million each year countrywide repairing damage, with 25% of the total cost being spent in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, MTN is working closely with SAPS and Community Police Forums to protect infrastructure and keep communities connected, including community patrols with radios and panic buttons, mobile licence plate technologies, as well as connectivity support for SAPS centres. When networks stay online, education continues, businesses trade and families stay safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connected Eastern Cape is a Stronger Eastern Cape<\/strong>
MTN\u2019s Ambition 2025 strategy is driving a South Africa where digital inclusion is the foundation for economic inclusion. Where every rural home can learn, earn and dream online. Where the power of technology reaches every child, not only those in major cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eastern Cape has the heart and MTN is delivering the network that lets it beat louder. Because when communities rise, South Africa rises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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