Mpumalanga has shuttered Net Nine Nine’s monthly uptake records for March, surpassing a 1 700 figure, with 1 739 homes newly connected by the closed-access Fibre-To-The-Home Internet Service Provider (ISP). Combined, townships in KwaGuqa (Witbank), Mhluzi (Middelburg), Emzinoni (Bethal) and Hendrina have…
At present, the company is working on connecting schools in Umlazi, Durban, and Enpangeni, KwaZulu-Natal. Schools that have already benefited include Makhumbuza High School, Swelihle, Khombindlela, and Umgijimi Primary School, as well as other schools in Empangeni, in the northern part of the province.
Net Nine Nine takes over Umlazi! Providing the area with fibre for the very first time. They partner with the Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Education to showcase the importance of fibre internet access to schools and discuss future projects such as rolling our free fibre to schools.
South Africa's Failure to make smart devices affordable means we runs the risk of excluding many within the poorer communities from critical opportunities, including e-learning, e- commerce, and access to e-government services.
“We find that people know what fibre is, but many are not aware that they could also participate in helping to connect their communities beyond the physical labor,” said Net Nine Nine Chief of Staff Nicholas Thipe
et Nine Nine helped fill up the Coronation Park, Krugersdorp on Saturday, 5 October where hoards of enthusiastic music lovers gathered during the second installment of the Mogale Food Festival
Net Nine Nine held a two-day recruitment drive and community engagement session on 10 September at the King Zwelithini Community Hall, which saw a good turnout of locals eager to attend workshops on various telecommunications sectors.
It’s our responsibility as today’s leaders help prepare these communities to be the heroes that South Africa needs, so we can help to create a future for our beautiful country that we can all be proud of.”
With the government having adopted policy frameworks regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) as part of its interest, Net Nine Nine CEO, Albert Oosthuysen, admitted that they have readied themselves for the challenges ahead.
The Government’s Paperless Classroom Project targeting no-fee schools in the townships can now become a reality, most of these schools have reserved rooms in eager anticipation for computer centers