MTN South Africa has launched new prepaid plans aimed at informal traders and other small businesses, with prices starting at R49 for 3GB of anytime data and 25 minutes any of all-network talk-time with seven-day validity.
The new plans, called MTN Made for Skhokho, are aimed specifically at small businesses in the informal sector.
Other plans include a 5GB/50-minute plan with 14-day validity for R99 and a 10GB/100-minute plan for R199 with 30-day validity (more details in the table below).
All the plans include bundled on-net (MTN to MTN) calls (equal to the allocation of all-net minutes) as well as data for use with specific apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube.
| Bundle | Validity | Details | Price |
| Skhokho Small | 7 days | 3GB anytime data 25 all-net mins and 25 on-net mins 1GB business bundle for Teams and Zoom 1GB social bundles for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube |
R49 |
| Skhokho Medium | 14 days | 5GB anytime data 50 all-net mins and 50 on-net mins 3GB business bundle for Teams and Zoom 2GB social bundles for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube |
R99 |
| Skhokho Large | 30 days | 10GB anytime data and 10GB late-night data 100 all-net mins and 100 on-net mins 3GB business bundle for Teams and Zoom 2GB social bundles for Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube |
R199 |
Customers do not need to be a registered business to get these packages, MTN said. They do, however, first have to register on the MTN Business website. — (c) 2022 NewsCentral Media