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SMS

The humble SMS is the ideal tool to deliver Content-as-a-Service
Opinion
/ 4 September 2021

The humble SMS is the ideal tool to deliver Content-as-a-Service

The trend is to provide consumers with rich content and to act on the message with the minimum of effort

By James Pearce
An SMS a day keeps teens alive
Article
/ 25 July 2019

An SMS a day keeps teens alive

By making a devastating mistake, this clinic proved it was on the right track

By Joan Van Dyk
Forging the shape of democracy will keep the courts busy
Analysis
/ 22 January 2015

Forging the shape of democracy will keep the courts busy

A look ahead at the most important court cases 2015 will bring. Important political cases, but also the state’s appeal in the Oscar Pistorius case.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
SMS ruling muddies the waters
Article
/ 22 January 2015

SMS ruling muddies the waters

The Concourt finding might make it harder for voters to distinguish between fact and comment.

By Dario Milo
Missed call? DA, ANC claim victory in SMS ruling
Article
/ 19 January 2015

Missed call? DA, ANC claim victory in SMS ruling

The DA has hailed the ConCourt ruling as a victory for freedom of expression, while the ANC sees it as a reaffirmation that the message was opinion.

By Thulani Gqirana
Court orders DA to retract Nkandla SMS
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Court orders DA to retract Nkandla SMS

A DA SMS stating that President Jacob Zuma stole public money to build his Nkandla home was based on false information, the Electoral Court has held.

By Andre Grobler
ANC granted leave to appeal ruling in SMS case
Article
/ 12 April 2014

ANC granted leave to appeal ruling in SMS case

The ANC has been granted leave to appeal last week’s ruling that a DA SMS accusing President Zuma of stealing taxpayers’ monies was fair comment.

By Sapa
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Article
/ 13 May 2011

A death too many for Transnet

Transnet’s track record for public and employee fatalities is once again under the spotlight.

By Lisa Steyn
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Africa
/ 10 November 2010

SMSs join Africa’s war on Aids

Using SMSs to remind HIV patients to take their dose of medication can give a major boost to drug adherence, a study in Kenya showed.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 November 2008

Save your SMSes

A recent court ruling found that SMSes are legally binding.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 October 2008

The dangers of SMSing

A California train engineer who was sending and receiving SMSs was blamed last month for causing one of the worst railroad crashes in US history.

By Ellen Wulfhorst
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Article
/ 17 August 2008

Swedish teen wins SMSing contest

Michael Phelps, swim your heart out. When it comes to SMSing, no one can beat My Svensson — at least in her native Sweden.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 August 2008

‘Snooper’s charter’ to check SMSs, emails in UK

Hundreds of public bodies in the United Kingdom are to be given the power to access details of everyone’s personal SMS, email and internet use.

By Alan Travis

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