MTN SA CEO welcomes Premier of the Gauteng Province to his office

Chief Executive Officer of MTN South Africa, Charles Molapisi, has welcomed the Premier of the Gauteng Province, David Makhura to MTN South Africa’s office.

The premier, who led a delegation made up of senior government officials, including the MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, MEC for Economic Development, Mpho Parks and MEC for e-Government, Nomantu N. Kkomo-Ralehoko were met on arrival by the Mr. Molapisi and members of his executive team.

According to official notes obtained from MTN South Africa’s social media LinkedIn platform, the Gauteng Province and MTN executive team gathered to consider how the two can partner to further grow Gauteng together.

“The exceptional energy, vision, and drive of the Premier and his team was inspiring, and it is clear the potential for growing our existing partnership with the Gauteng Province is enormous,” it said.

Discussions between the two parties centered on linking township economic development to high-growth sectors, leveraging leading-edge thinking by the province on township enterprise zones, and drawing together MTN’s connectivity and ICT abilities to create vibrant, growing township economies.

Gauteng Province is one of the nine provinces in South Africa. Although the smallest province by land area in South Africa, Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered the financial hub of not only South Africa but the entire African continent, mostly concentrated in Johannesburg.

By: Kanto Okanta