When MTN first partnered with Datacomb in 2013 to implement an SME incubation programme through the MTN Foundation, we were a small business with a big ambition: to use technology to unlock opportunity.

Over the years, that partnership has allowed us to grow from supporting a handful of enterprises at a provincial ICT hub to delivering multi-province digital skills and enterprise development programmes focused on youth and women-led businesses. As MTN’s focus evolved towards demand-led digital skills and employment pathways, we scaled with them, reaching learners across Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the North West.

Today, Datacomb employs 25 people directly and works with a broad network of learners, SMMEs and community agents. In 2025, we became an official MTN distributor under the Enterprise Business Unit, deploying 30 agents across three provinces to distribute MTN products, including MoMo.

What this partnership has given us is more than revenue growth. It has given us credibility, scale and the confidence to build programmes that create real jobs. We are not only delivering services to MTN, we are also building sustainable enterprises that contribute meaningfully to local economies.