Telecommunications companies MTN SA and Vodacom have reflected on their investments in the Eastern Cape over the 2023/2024 financial year, an accumulated R800m, though an internal study by the University of Fort Hare on its students has revealed that 64.5% are still without proper connectivity. In a media statement, Vodacom said it would invest more than R500m into the province towards new base stations, improving network capacity, LTE upgrades, backup power stability and a 5G rollout.
Tears ran down Verushka Visagie’s face as she recalled the life-altering moment on July 25 2020 when her then 12-year-old son, happily playing with a kite, nearly died.
Telecommunications companies MTN and Vodacom have pledged a joint R800m towards network and power upgrades for both rural and urban areas of the Eastern Cape in their 2023/2024 financial budgets.
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