The MTN Group’s BBBEE strategy is broad-based and encompasses the key areas of: equity ownership; management; employment equity; skills development; procurement; enterprise development; and corporate social investment.

Recognising that transformation and Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment are integral to sustainable business success, MTN SA’s BBBEE procurement scorecard is directly aligned with both the ICT charter and the codes of good practice as set out by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in terms of the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act.

The company is committed to maximising procurement from black-empowered suppliers and to encourage entrepreneurship within previously disadvantaged communities. To this end, MTN partners with local BBBEE companies, either through joint ventures or by contracting BBBEE businesses, thereby encouraging local industry support or promoting enterprise development.

As part of its commitment to promoting transformation outside of its own company, MTN SA does not necessarily exclude vendors that do not meet the ICT charter's required minimum 35% BBBEE rating, but rather endeavours to assist these companies to improve their BBBEE status, particularly if they are part of a strategic supply chain.