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Phone tracking of COVID-19 patients' contacts won't violate privacy - minister

By Bonga Dlulane

Health Department tracer teams will be allowed to use the phone locations of people who have tested positive, to track down others they have come in contact...

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    Cell phone companies to give govt location data to help fight COVID-19

    Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said this would help the Department of Health in particular, to locate individuals affected by the virus.

    788 days ago
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    Bank on poor women and phones to drive growth in Africa

    Mobile phone technology can help to bring financial services to the 80 percent of African women.

    2737 days ago
  • FILE: A break-up text has gone viral on social media. Picture: Free Images.

    Break-up text goes viral

    The man, known only as Bobo, listed six reasons why the relationship had not worked out.

    2740 days ago
  • Communications minister Yunis Carrim. Picture:GCIS.

    SA a step closer to faster internet

    Cabinet on Thursday approved the government's long-awaited National Broadband Policy.

    3091 days ago
  • MTN offices in Johannesburg. Picture: defenceweb.co.z

    Sharp fall for Vodacom, MTN shares

    The shares dipped after Icasa said it planned to bring down the cost of calling between networks.

    3150 days ago
  • A village council in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by women.

    Village bans cellphone use by women

    A village council in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has banned the use of mobile phones by women.

    3456 days ago
  • Offenders at Leeuwkop Prison. Picture: Taurai Maduna/Eyewitness News

    Inmates mastermind crimes using cell phones

    Correctional Services is urgently looking at ways to stop prisoners from smuggling cell phones into prison.

    3635 days ago
  • Cellphone communication. Picture: Stock.xchng

    Teenagers oblivious to social networking dangers

    An IT expert believes children aren't aware of potential pitfalls of online communication.

    3644 days ago
  • London Olympics Logo. Picture: AFP

    Olympics action on mobiles devices

    Britons will be able to see all the Olympics sporting action live on mobile devices.

    3659 days ago
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    US teens text and drive - survey

    Most teens agree that texting while driving is dangerous, but nearly half admit they have done it anyway.

    3661 days ago
  • Cellphone. Picture: Stock.xchng.

    Cellphone ban at schools 'not feasible'

    There has been a call to ban cellphones at schools due to its distraction to the teaching environment.

    3670 days ago
  • Cellphone. Picture: Stock.xchng

    Ban cellphones in schools - NASGB

    The National Association of School Governing Bodies say cellphones are disruptive to learning.

    3671 days ago
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