Shoprite takes on the banking apps with airtime on Sixty60

Shoprite takes on the banking apps with airtime on Sixty60

Shoprite has started selling prepaid airtime, data and digital vouchers through Sixty60, adding the on-demand app to a value-added services business that is already offered through its tills, its Money Market Account and, since August, point-of-sale terminals in spaza shops. Customers can buy airtime and data for Vodacom, MTN, Telkom, Cell C and Shoprite’s own…

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Cash-strapped South Africans turn to emergency airtime

Cash-strapped South Africans turn to emergency airtime

More South Africans are turning to emergency airtime to stay connected. (Image generated via ChatGPT) As South Africans battle relentless financial pressure, millions are increasingly turning to emergency airtime and data advances to stay connected. What was once marketed by mobile operators as a short-term convenience has now become a lifeline for cash-strapped consumers −…

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