MEDIA STATEMENT: NGOs are finally getting zero-rated but mobile network operators need to move faster
DGMT welcomes the latest move by mobile network operator Rain to zero-rate the digital content of 23 public benefit organisations (PBOs), ensuring people who can’t afford data can access information, resources and services provided by South African non-profits for free. This move should serve as a challenge to other major network operators to do the […]
The Perspectives Series: Turning development on its head
Many of South Africa’s most pressing challenges are structural — but their impact is felt most deeply in people’s everyday lives. While reforms are often pursued at a national or provincial level, they don’t always translate into meaningful change for communities. What if transformation could also start from the ground up? “Place-based approaches” offer bottom-up, […]