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As MTN continues efforts to restore connectivity to flood-hit KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) the scale of the devastation is increasingly clear and the company has taken a decision to increase its sponsorship of food parcels and blankets for those most in need by a further R250 000, taking the total donation to R500 000. 

“While our priority remains on restoring connectivity to the region as quickly as possible, it is clear that humanitarian assistance on the ground is urgently needed and we have taken a decision to ramp up our support to meet this need," says MTN SA’s Executive for Corporate Affairs, Ms Jacqui O’Sullivan. 

In an effort to assist families and friends to keep in touch during this trying time we will also offer a free SMS bundle, for 50 SMS valid for three days, to our over 7 million customers in KZN,” she adds. 

MTN’s efforts to restore impacted sites is progressing and technicians have been able to recover some sites in Umlazi and Amanzimtoti with over 278 sites recovered today. However, access to sites and the intermittent rain continues to make recovery challenging and is also resulting in additional sites going down.  

“The impact of the flooding in KZN has been devastating and we are clear that we have a role to play in assisting those most impacted. We are also continuing with an extraordinary effort to ensure that connectivity throughout the region is restored as soon as possible,” concludes O’Sullivan. 

Issued by MTN