{"id":63932,"date":"2017-03-01T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T09:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=63932"},"modified":"2017-03-01T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T09:33:16","slug":"photos-celebrities-promote-prepaid24-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/03\/01\/photos-celebrities-promote-prepaid24-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Celebrities promote Prepaid24 portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They interacted with residents of the town at the Midwater Centre, Middelburg Mall, e&#8217;Mhluzi Mall, and in Hendrina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63944\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0246-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon they visited the offices of the Middelburg Observer and were taken on a tour of the printing press and posed for photographs with employees.<\/p>\n<p>A brand new look newspaper was also officially handed over.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63946\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0250-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jean de Villiers was also a guest speaker at the Business Buzz held at Solly&#8217;s on Thursday evening where he again spoke of the convenience of Prepaid24.<\/p>\n<p>Prepaid24 is a fast-growing online prepaid services company based in the southern Cape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63947\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0254-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The company is a significant player in the Southern Cape economy, providing online prepaid solutions to some 200 000 registered household and business customers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63949\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0257-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It serves Eskom electricity clients, as well as clients in over 80 municipalities countrywide, including the large metropolitan municipalities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63950\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0258-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63952\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63952 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0263_29114_tn-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christel and Morne Truter pictured with Jean de Villiers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63951\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0260_29005_tn-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63953\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0267_28863_tn-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63954\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0271-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63955\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/03\/IMG_0274-LL-ZN-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Springbok captain and rugby legend, Jean de Villiers, IsiBaya Star Bongani Gumede and Mayor Mike Masina took to the streets all over Middelburg, Mhluzi and Hendrina on Thursday and Friday to promote the new online electricity payment system via the Prepaid24 portal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2844,"featured_media":63945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Yaseen 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