Our partners
Our partners
Investec’s corporate responsibility initiatives focus on education and entrepreneurship in an effort to create employment, wealth and socio-economic growth. As Project Isizwe’s partner on the WiCAN project in KwaZulu-Natal’s Lamontville, Investec is enabling sustainable internet access with the intention of enhancing education in local schools and growing entrepreneurship for local youth.
Astron Energy is a leading supplier of petroleum products in Southern Africa committed to building stronger communities and economic growth. Project Isizwe and Astron Energy have partnered together to bring the Western Cape’s Dunoon community online, providing affordable, uncapped R5 Isizwe WiFi.
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group with a social impact vision to create value for all stakeholders through a long-term socio-economic development focus in host communities. In partnership with Project Isizwe, Sibanye-Stillwater is uplifting 12 schools in the Marikana area in South Africa’s North West province, with the aim to positively impact education by enabling internet access for learners and educators.
One of the world’s largest diversified natural resource companies, Glencore is a forerunner of coal and ferroalloys production in South Africa. With a deep commitment to the upliftment of the communities in which they operate, Glencore is partnered with Project Isizwe to deliver free WiFi to the mine workers and their families in Mpumalanga’s coal communities and the North West province’s ferroalloys communities.
48percent.org supports and facilitates solutions within the connectivity ecosystem. Their common goal to bridge the digital divide through equitable access to connectivity, has brought Project Isizwe and 48percent.org together. 48percent.org has funded the infrastructure for 20 affordable access hotspots in the community of Mpophomeni, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, where users connect to the internet for R5 per device per day.
Seriti is a South African mining company focussed on the responsible production of high-quality coal-solutions to fuel the country’s power stations, dedicated to harnessing opportunities that create self-sustaining and empowered communities. Project Isizwe and Seriti have deployed 16 free WiFi hotspots in Mpumalanga, primarily at schools to impact on education and the development of portable skills training for youth.
The Futuregrowth Community Property Fund specialises in the acquisition of new and existing shopping centres that cater to the needs of underserved communities in rural areas and townships throughout South Africa. Recognising the social and economic necessity of internet access in these areas, the Fund has partnered with Project Isizwe to provide free WiFi for these citizens in their shopping centre communities.
Acciona is a global group that develops sustainable solutions that tackle the world’s most urgent challenges like global warming, energy needs and water shortages. Project Isizwe is partnered with the Sishen Solar Facility – Acciona’s largest photovoltaic plant in the world – to provide free WiFi to the families and citizens who live and work in the solar farm communities.
Blue Falcon 140’s Gouda Wind Farm is one of the largest of its kind in Southern Africa. In addition to providing a sustainable energy source for South Africa, Blue Falcon 140 and Project Isizwe have joined efforts to provide free WiFi to the community of Hermon, a small town that is home to the wind farm workers and their families.
SEACOM provides customers with access to the internet via its global-high speed data network. SEACOM is partnered with Project Isizwe in a dual capacity: as a service provider of industry learning fibre internet on numerous projects, as well as the sponsor of two implementation projects connecting two township communities to free WiFi.
Lebalelo Water Users Association is a public-private collaboration between the South African Department of Water and Sanitation and the commercial mining sector. Project Isizwe and Lebalelo Water Users Association have provisioned affordable, uncapped WiFi in the community of Burgersfort where more than 500 community members access 500GB of data each month.
Vuna Partners is a South African private equity investor focussed on cultivating wealth through partnership. Project Isizwe is partnering with Vuna Partners to bring the community of Smash Block in Thabazimbi online. The partnership seeks to enable uncapped internet access at R5 per day per device as a vehicle to connect the community to the internet as well as economically empowering entrepreneurship opportunities.
3 Bears Trading aims to educate, equip, connect and empower future generations to succeed by raising funds to pay for education and WiFi connectivity projects for the local Loskop schools in the Drakensberg. With Project Isizwe as the connectivity partner, the 3 Bears project provides educators and learners with free, uncapped WiFi, ensuring the educational benefits of the online world are equitably accessible to their project’s beneficiaries.
The Alpha Foundation supports the education and sports endeavours of young, underprivileged South Africans. Project Isizwe provides free connectivity to the Eyethu Mamello project, which focuses on creating opportunities for the community through empowerment, development, job creation and education. Each month almost 500 community members in Gauteng’s Vaal area have access to 500MB of daily free WiFi.
The Community Outreach Program Trust (COPT) operates community centres in South African townships to offer education, feeding, sport, cultural and spiritual services to citizens in these communities. Working with COPT, Project Isizwe has installed WiFi hotspots at two KwaZulu Natal community centres, in Clermont and Lamontville to further facilitate and enhance the services on offer to beneficiaries.
Inqaku provides South African Football Association soccer league fixtures, results and logs. In partnership with Project Isizwe, soccer players in the Eastern Cape’s Sea Vista community are able to access uncapped internet for R5 per day per device with the intention of driving up football player online registration and participation.
Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and implemented in partnership with Microsoft and Adaptrum, Project Isizwe enabled 3 South African communities to access TV WhiteSpace internet. Intaba Project was a first-of-its-kind TV WhiteSpace technology project, providing affordable, uncapped R5 WiFi to the communities of Tzaneen, Botha’s Hill and Munsieville.
Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and implemented in partnership with Microsoft and Adaptrum, Project Isizwe enabled 3 South African communities to access TV WhiteSpace internet. Intaba Project was a first-of-its-kind TV WhiteSpace technology project, providing affordable, uncapped R5 WiFi to the communities of Tzaneen, Botha’s Hill and Munsieville.
Sponsored by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and implemented in partnership with Microsoft and Adaptrum, Project Isizwe enabled 3 South African communities to access TV WhiteSpace internet. Intaba Project was a first-of-its-kind TV WhiteSpace technology project, providing affordable, uncapped R5 WiFi to the communities of Tzaneen, Botha’s Hill and Munsieville.
Splynx software was tailored for specific ISP needs with huge customization potential. Working alongside and in collaboration with the Splynx team to develop a customized technical solution that meets our users’ needs while enhancing our service and product offering has enabled a sound working relationship between Project Isizwe and Splynx. The personalized service and the ongoing support and engagement that we receive to improve how we serve our customers gives us the confidence in a long-term partnership to ensure we continue towards connecting Africans to free and affordable internet.
The Wireless Access Provider’s Association (WAPA) is a non-profit that interfaces between government regulator ICASA, network operators, service providers and consumers. Project Isizwe is a proud member of WAPA, committed to the association’s ideals of self-regulation, promoting best practice and enabling industry education about new wireless technology and business models.
One of South Africa’s leading distributors of wireless, networking, VoIP and IP video products, Miro is a key partner and supplier to Project Isizwe, supplying powerful, flexible and scalable solutions which enable Project Isizwe to meet our networking needs as we provision WiFi in challenges and under-served spaces.
Duxbury Networking are a critical part of Project Isizwe’s supply chain, providing networking infrastructure which enables the free and affordable WiFi we provision in our communities.
Earth Point enables Project Isizwe to maximise use of Google Earth by sponsoring a subscription to their enhanced features including Township and Range grid, Excel to Google Earth, and coordinate conversion.
Sabi Sand Game Reserve is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa.The Sabi Sand Game Reserve consists of a group of game reserves in which we help connect
VulaConnect is an Operations support system (OSS) and Business support system (BSS) built for the future of pay-as-you-go internet. VulaConnect is tightly integrated with VulaCoin, a voucher that is pegged against internet time. Project Isizwe has partnered with VulaCoin, making use of their software and payment gateway to deliver quality internet to our school and community users. The innovation behind this partnership allows our users to access the internet on a pay-as-you-go basis with no need for hard to access contracts.
Privacy policy
PROJECT ISIZWE (NPO Registration number 2013/146023/08) would like to inform you (the “data subject”) that we are committed to safeguarding your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information. In terms of Section 18 of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4. of 2013 (“POPI”) with effect from 01 July 2021, we are obliged to provide you with information when collecting personal information from you.
It is important that you understand how we collect and process your data, and for what purpose we use your information. This policy applies to all data collected by PROJECT ISIZWE in whichever manner or form, for the execution of our obligations in respect of our Non-Profit Company/Organisation.
Your personal data:
Personal Data is any information about you that enables you to be identified.
Some data that we may collect includes:
o your particulars – name and surname, email address, phone number, physical and postal address, gender, ethnicity and date of birth
o images, photos and videos
o social media accounts and webpage addresses
o online identifiers e.g. IP address, URL, web browsers and time zones when registering on our website
How we collect your data:
The initial collection of data is done through various methods and channels, including information obtained via:
o our website www.projectisizwe.org and/or via our social media platforms
o direct emails
o telephone and mobile communication e.g Whatsapp
o through social media platforms e.g. Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
o through the use of website cookies and other various technologies
The majority of information collected will be done through you. We may also receive/collect your information from intermediaries that may have referred you to us.
A parent and/or a legal guardian will be required to give written consent to the use and processing of personal data should the data subject be a minor.
How we use your data:
Your personal information is initially required in order for us to communicate with you. Thereafter we will collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information mainly to provide you with access to the offerings and projects we are involved in and to fulfil the mandate that we have been given by you voluntarily joining our network.
This may include:
o communication regarding day to day activities
o notify you of new campaigns and developments that may be of interest to you
o direct marketing and/or bulk general emails e.g. newsletters
o confirm, verify and update your particulars
o analyse data in order to help us improve our website and overall experience that our Non-Profit Company provides
We will take all precautions to ensure that third parties treat your information with the same level of protection as required by us. Your information may also be hosted on servers managed by third-party service providers, which may be located in or outside South Africa. We may also be required to share your information with clients outside of South Africa. Should this be the case, you are entitled to ask us how your personal information will be protected in the foreign country, and we will endeavour to try and assist you.
Unless we are legally obliged to share your information, it will only be shared in order to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. The Angel Network administrators and staff are bound by confidentiality clauses in their letters of employment.
How long we use your data for:
We will not keep your data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. Your data will remain protected for as long as we hold it. Should we no longer require your information, it will be destroyed in a way that de-identifies you.
Security of your data:
Our Company’s IT Infrastructure as well as storage of physical records meets all acceptable security standards required to be POPI compliant.
Voluntary supply of your information:
The supply of information is voluntary and by you supplying us with your information, you are consenting to, and accepting our privacy policy. Should you not agree with our privacy policy, kindly refrain from using our website and inform us to immediately destroy any information that may have received from you. The consequences however, of not providing or allowing use of your information, is that we will be unable to offer you any of our services.
Your rights:
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in terms of section 11(3) of POPI. If you believe that your information is not processed in a correct manner, or that your information is being used for a purpose other than that for what it was originally intended, or if you wish to request access to the information we hold of you, please contact our Information Officer below. You have the right to request us to delete, destroy, limit, update or correct such data. Such requests are to be made in writing to the email address provided below. Where we are unable to resolve your request to your satisfaction, you have the right to contact an Information Regulator accordingly.
Information Officer:
Name: Marlyn Pillay
Contact Number: +27 100 132 430
Email Address: marlyn@wordpress-977049-3670318.cloudwaysapps.com
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Cookies:
What are cookies? Cookies are simple text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some anonymous information such as a unique identifier, digits and numbers and website’s domain name.
Use of Cookies: Our website currently uses analytical cookies i.e. Google Analytics.
These cookies enable us and third-party services to collect aggregated data for statistical purposes on how our visitors use the website. These cookies do not contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to help us improve your user experience of the website.
How to delete cookies? If you want to restrict or block the cookies that are set by our website, you can do so through your browser setting. Alternatively, you can visit www.internetcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers and devices. You will find general information about cookies and details on how to delete cookies from your device.
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
Should we be required to change our privacy policy at any given time, we will do so.
It may be necessary should existing laws change or be updated, and/or if we need to change the way we conduct our organisation. Any changes will be updated on our website. We recommend that you check our policy frequently for latest information.
Last updated 15 June 2022
Terms and Conditions
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Project Isizwe?
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Where does donated money go?
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Who gets internet access?
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