Tag Archives: SMS

S.African Woman dies after gang-rape ordeal

September 19, 2011 by benim

A Cape Town woman who was gang-raped after responding to a job advert on Gumtree has died, a report said. According to the Cape Times, a friend and former colleague sent out an SMS on Sunday saying her “dear friend … read more »

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Texts boost malaria treatment in African trial

August 4, 2011 by benim

Sending daily text message reminders to health workers can mean nearly 25 percent more children are properly treated for malaria, according to the results of a six month trial conducted in Kenya. Researchers reporting their findings in The Lancet said … read more »

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South Africans get porn SMS

May 31, 2011 by benim

Port Elizabeth residents received a strange SMS late on Thursday evening with a link to a pornographic website which left some people questioning their spouses’ loyalty in their marriages, the Dispatch Online reported on Tuesday. The questionable SMS, which included … read more »

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Facebook’s email gives us a new way to chat

November 20, 2010 by benim

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that his company is to launch a new email messaging system. Photograph: Marcio Jose Sanchez/APOne of my boys has his birthday this weekend. Even if he hadn’t been reminding me on a daily basis, … read more »

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Is E-Mail Dead?

November 16, 2010 by benim

They said it wouldn’t last — e-mail, that is. Crippled by a ceaseless deluge of spam and infected with computer viruses and malware, e-mail became the symbol of all that was wrong with technology. Then came texting and smartphones and … read more »

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13 Things You Shouldn’t Post On Facebook

November 15, 2010 by benim

According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s unofficial mission is to make “the world more open and connected.” But there are limits to how open you should be on Facebook and while you might enjoy sharing photos and status … read more »

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Facebook unveils e-mail, the sequel

November 15, 2010 by benim

SAN FRANCISCO–”We don’t think that a modern messaging system is going to be e-mail,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a press conference on Monday morning as it unveiled a hotly anticipated revamp of its messaging system that many pundits … read more »

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Okah bought cars used for Abuja bomb blasts – South African court told

October 22, 2010 by benim

THE Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court, was on Thursday, told that Henry Okah allegedly instructed his co-conspirators to buy the two cars used in the Nigerian Independence Day bombings. [One of the Abuja bomb blast suspects, Mr Charles Tombrah Okah, in handcuffs, … read more »

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