Koketso Moeti, Founding Executive Director of amandla.mobi, gives us insights on how and why mobile networks need to give low-income communities free data and 5 free SMS’s.

Mobile operators should give the poor free data

At the onset of the Covid- 19 pandemic in South Africa when President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of disaster in March 2020, Voice of Wits launched an hour- long daily talk show, The Covid Report. This show focuses on the impact the virus has on various sectors of society. Some of the topics covered include; stories of recovery, how people living in informal settlements are dealing with the pandemic, the impact of the virus on schooling- focusing on home schooling. The LIVE show airs 6 and 7pm Monday to Thursday and is available on podcast after that.

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Mobile operators should give the poor free data

Mobile operators should give the poor free data