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March 30, 2020 / 05:35 PM / By Broadcast Media Africa / Header Image Credit: Quartz
MTN has rolled out a 20MB daily data lifeline to
assist South Africans in staying connected during the 21-day COVID-19 lockdown.
The free daily data has been made available for use on
the instant messaging app ayoba; and can be used for video, text, image and
audio sending and receiving.
Subscribers that use basic feature phones can connect
through SMS and can respond to all messages sent from the ayoba app by using
free SMSs if they are MTN subscribers.
Jacqui 'O Sullivan, MTN SA's Executive for Corporate
Affairs said that the introduction of the 20MB daily data lifeline on ayoba is
in line with the mobile giant's commitment to making connectivity more
affordable and accessible for South Africans so that they can keep in touch
with loved ones as they wait for the Coronavirus pandemic to pass.
The app supports four of South Africa's local
languages, including isiXhosa, English, isiZulu and Afrikaans.
It is currently available for use on all Android
handsets.
The ayoba instant messaging app is available for
download on the Google Play Store, and downloading is zero-rated for all MTN
subscribers on the ayoba website.
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