Pastor Wins MTN’s Walala Wasala E100 000 Grand Prize

Eswatini Daily News
By: Bahle Gama

A pastor has won the Eswatini MTN E100 000 grand prize in the first edition (1.0) of the Walala wasala competition.

74-year-old Shadrack Maphosa of the Siphocosini area who is a pastor at a church called Philip Number Two is a Swazi Can retiree, who said he was taken aback by the win as he was not expecting it.

He stated that the win had come as a shock to him, and he was yet to think what he would do with the money adding that “however, tithes are the first thing I will be paying, then a bit to help around at church”.

He continued that he was grateful to MTN for such a competition as it also helped in killing time and redeveloping his mind in terms of reminding and teaching him of the things, he had forgotten about that were very educational.

“Whilst playing, I would find myself wracking my brain for an answer to questions that one would think the answer is easy to and, in the process, find myself learning, and I should say it is quite an interesting experience,” he said.

He admitted that even though he was playing to win, the most enticing part of the process was partaking in the quizzes which he used as a breather from daily routines and reading the bible and would often at times get upset if he got an answer wrong that however, did not dampen his spirit to continue playing.

Five others were also awarded E5 000 each and these are Treasure Nkomane, Mbongiseni Mavimbela, Nelsiwe Thwala, Leornard Dlamini, and Lungile Mkhatshwa, who each expressed their delight over the win and promised to partake in the second edition of the competition.

According to MTN Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Meshack Maseko, the competition was a way of giving back to customers in a time when everyone is faced with the respective hikes.

He further stated that the second edition (2.0) of the competition was already up and running and urged customers to participate.

In this edition, customers are expected to join by sending JOIN to 7080 where they will be charged E0.99 per day and receive five questions which entail a quiz about general and local questions.

50 customers will win 100 MBs each daily, 10 customers will win E1 000 shopping vouchers each weekly and one customer will win E20 000 monthly.