Vodacom South Africa has zero-rated the Covid Alert SA App launched by the national Department of Health in partnership with Discovery for contact tracing. The app is South Africa’s free exposure notification tool that lets people know when they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. 

Customers on the Vodacom network will be able to download the app free of charge via Vodacom’s ConnectU platform. ConnectU is a zero-rated platform that provides content aimed at social development and a variety of essential services free of charge. The platform is aimed at the prepaid market, especially customers who are not able to afford day-to-day internet access.