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Tuesday, 17 September 2019

R1.14 MILLION UP FOR GRABS AT COMIC CON AFRICA 2019

Telkom the official connectivity and gaming partner of Comic Con Africa 2019 today announced that R1.14 million is the combined prize pool for the teams playing in the Telkom VS Gaming Masters tournament, with each tournament getting R570 000.

The second edition of Comic Con Africa takes place at Gallagher Convention Centre 21-24 September 2019. Comic Con Africa is an unforgettable scene to most as each day, thousands of people walk about exploring in excitement what the festival has to offer, providing for all pop culture, comic book and gaming enthusiasts an experience of a lifetime.

Telkom VS Gaming, Africa’s largest esport league, will be hosting the largest annual tournaments, the VS Gaming Masters – for South Africa’s leading competitive games, DOTA 2, and Counter Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO). These tournaments are the culmination of the VS Gaming esport circuit, where teams qualified online or through a physical event.

“The world of gaming, and esports respectively, is rapidly growing in Africa and platforms like Telkom VS gaming play an important role in facilitating the movement with tournaments that give gamers the opportunity to connect with each other”, concludes Wanda Mkhize Executive, Content for Telkom VS Gaming.

Esport was included for the first time globally at the inaugural Comic Con Africa last year and judging by the success of that event, Telkom VS Gaming is setting the pace in defining the African esport landscape For more Information visit www.telkom.co.za for exclusive Comic Con Africa deals and competitions.

Interested in playing in the league? Register here: digitalgamingleague.co.za/register

To watch the streamed matches go to:

CSGO September 21: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwnW2m3YUyU

CSGO September 22: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI-9fwLW3_E

Dota 2 September 23:www.youtube.com/watch?v=BycPAgxpm-g

Dota 2 September 24:www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKb9gz6iIRw

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Telkom SA SOC Ltd is a leading information and communications technology services provider in South Africa. Our mission is to seamlessly connect people to a better life. We carry this through in all our brands, whether at the consumer, business or wholesale level. Telkom consists of the following business units: BCX, an end-to-end digital solutions provider; connectivity and wholesale division Openserve; Telkom Consumer; Telkom Small & Medium Business, also managing our marketing provider Yellow Pages, formerly known as Trudon and our retail business, property company Gyro.