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Mobile Phones

Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?
Thought Leader
/ 10 March 2021

Could innovation in payments and e-commerce expand intra-African trade?

The African Continental Free Trade Area going live heralds exciting times for tech innovation in payments, e-commerce and trade across Africa

By Osahon Akpata
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Analysis
/ 10 March 2016

Give women more cellphones and they will change the world

However strong the social and economic benefits, the question of how we connect more women still remains.

By Staff Reporter
Can we please talk face to face?
Article
/ 22 January 2015

Can we please talk face to face?

Social media resisters are being left out – and then there are CIA and consumerist pitfalls.

By Marie Huchzermeyer
Allan Gray invests in Zimbabwean beer and cellphones
Article
/ 26 June 2014

Allan Gray invests in Zimbabwean beer and cellphones

Despite Zimbabwe’s shrinking economy, Allan Gray is upping its stakes in the Zimbabwean sorghum beer and mobile phone markets.

By Jaco Visser
Don’t call me, I won’t call you
Article
/ 27 October 2013

Don’t call me, I won’t call you

People making fewer phone calls is fast becoming a worldwide trend. And there’s not much network operators can do about it, says Alistair Fairweather.

By Alistair Fairweather
Deep Read: Tweeting out of poverty
Article
/ 22 October 2012

Deep Read: Tweeting out of poverty

Social media and access to information and communication technology is a pathway out of poverty, according to new research.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 January 2012

Nokia starts ‘new dawn’ in the US with two smartphones

Finnish company rumoured to have a marketing budget of between $100-million and $200-million for its latest push.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 May 2010

HTC wants US sales freeze of iPad, iPhone and iPod

Call for regulator to halt sale of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US as fight between Apple and HTC grows increasingly acrimonious.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 8 March 2010

Cellphones the latest tool in Africa’s fight against HIV

Cellphones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV/Aids in Africa, allowing counsellors to reach greater numbers of people.

By Susan Njanji
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Article
/ 26 June 2008

Messing about with mobile

News on mobile: Guy Berger writes about a bid to crack cellphones for future journalism.

By Staff Reporter and Guy Berger

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