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Back to school for French kids... without their phones

World

Back to school for French kids... without their phones

By AFP

France closes in on phone ban in schools from September

World

France closes in on phone ban in schools from September

By AFP

Cell phone privacy: Law enforcement pulls 70,000 subscribers' call records each year – and that's a minimum estimate

South Africa

Cell phone privacy: Law enforcement pulls 70,000 subscribers' call records each year – and that's a minimum estimate

By Heidi Swart

Meet the Grabber: How government and criminals can spy on you (and how to protect yourself)

South Africa

Meet the Grabber: How government and criminals can spy on you (and how to protect yourself)

By Shaun Swingler

Phone tapping scandals pandemic: Big Brother’s watching and nobody seems to care

South Africa

Phone tapping scandals pandemic: Big Brother’s watching and nobody seems to care

By Stephen Grootes

Chinese mobile companies pitch their tent in Johannesburg

Newsdeck

Chinese mobile companies pitch their tent in Johannesburg

By Asia Times Online

Cell C's buzz helps it eat into Vodacom, while MTN holds its ground

Business Maverick

Cell C's buzz helps it eat into Vodacom, while MTN holds its ground

By Phillip De Wet

Daily Maverick's News Corp Questionnaire

Business Maverick

Daily Maverick's News Corp Questionnaire

By Richard Poplak

John Waibochi, Kenya's mobile mega-entrepreneur

Africa

John Waibochi, Kenya's mobile mega-entrepreneur

By Mandy De Waal

M-Pesa arrives in SA, hoping to repeat its Kenyan success

Africa

M-Pesa arrives in SA, hoping to repeat its Kenyan success

By Mandy De Waal

FrontlineSMS: Mass communication where the Internet ends

Africa

FrontlineSMS: Mass communication where the Internet ends

By Andy Rice

Analysis: Cell C, Trevor Noah and the cunning stunt that got everyone talking

Business Maverick

Analysis: Cell C, Trevor Noah and the cunning stunt that got everyone talking

By Andy Rice