Mascom's Myzaka 'rings' in Francistown
Monday, July 11, 2011
Mascom Chief Operations Officer Ricardo Luz said that though he could not reveal the real numbers, in the first few weeks the MyZaka service hit 10, 000 users. The service started operating in April.
"I do not have the exact figures now, but in the first couple of weeks we hit 10, 000 users, which proves that the service is progressing well. The numbers will grow and, in our opinion, it will spread because it facilitates everyone's life and what one can do with a mobile phone," he said.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...