Bogosi Sekhukhuni: Mxit, mythology and new knowledge in the digital age
Sekhukhuni aims to amend the pan-African agenda and shift its focus to spiritual development.
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Help’s at hand for connected moms
Simple phone services are stepping in to help women who can’t seek clinical advice in person.
Why social network surveys don’t necessarily reflect the views of SA’s youth
Do social network surveys accurately reflect the views of SA’s youth? And are the media being critical enough when electing to publish their findings?
MXit meets the movies
The producers of "A Lucky Man" hope that previewing the film on the social media app will encourage young people to discuss the issues it tackles.
Dream warrior on a mission
Avatars, warriors, wizards, whizz-kids, mavericks and dreamers, meet the man who is moving Mxit into emerging markets.
Searching for privacy
You could almost feel sorry for Google’s management team lately, writes <b>Alistair Fairweather</b>. Almost.
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Is MXit worth the money?
Alan Knott-Craig Jnr is looking for attention. He wants so much of it, that he’s just bought the attention of 40-million people in 120 countries.
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Naspers sells stakes in MXit
Naspers has sold its 30% stake in the mobile instant messenger, MXit, to technology investment firm World of Avatar for an undisclosed amount.
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SA mobile ad revenue R1-billion by 2012
Vodacom, MXit and Google have predicted that mobile marketing and advertising spend in South Africa will grow to R1-billion by 2012.
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Learning the MXit way
Grade 12 learners struggling to understand their teachers now have an unexpected lifeline — their mobile phones.
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Mastering maths with MXit
Dr Math, first started in 2007 in North West, was recently upgraded at NMMU through the master’s studies of its inventor Dr Laurie Butgereit.
Children at risk of online bullying
Research shows that parents do not know how to protect kids using the internet.
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WHO uses Mxit and JamiiX in disaster management
WHO has turned to mobile instant messaging and social networks MXit and JamiiX to prepare communities in southeast Asia for disaster management.
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Young, urban and hooked on MXit
Forget about Twitter and Facebook. All you need is a phone and an app and you’re networked. <b>Faranaaz Parker</b> reports
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MXit captivates young cellphone users
While South Africa’s teachers were on strike in September, volunteers used the country’s largest social network to help students prepare for exams.
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Youth prefer Madiba to Obama as chat room buddy
More youths would prefer Nelson Mandela as their chat room buddy than United States President Barack Obama, a mobile social network said on Wednesday.
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1 001 uses for a cellphone
Own up, if — high up among your cellphone’s utilities — you treasure its status as a fashion accessory.
