Earlier this month Facebook joined forces with a child protection agency to create a “panic button” application called Click CEOP on its site. The application provides a quick and easy way for children and teenagers to report suspicious behaviour and get help, advice and support about staying safe online. When you press the button it [...]
Facebook panic button for teenagers
Published in July 13th, 2010
Posted by Loyiso Kilishe in Consumer Awareness
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Carte Blanche Consumer gets heated
Published in July 7th, 2010
Posted by Emma Donovan in Consumer Awareness
If you want to find out what impact chatting on your phone whilst driving has on your reaction time; how to deal with squatters and whether heat pumps could slash your electricity bill then make a note to watch M-Net at 7pm tomorrow, 8 July 2010.
Cellphone Driving
It’s distracting and dangerous, yet somehow we all do [...]
A doctor in your pocket
Published in July 6th, 2010
Posted by Loyiso Kilishe in Consumer Awareness
Afridoctor is an African-designed mobile application for smart phones that enables people to diagnose ailments via mobile technology, with the help of a panel of doctors. It is a platform to increase the accessibility of health-related content.
“Afridoctor is Africa’s first personal mobile health clinic, turning your device into a powerful first aid information kit, [...]
Card over cash is convenient but keep it safe
Published in July 2nd, 2010
Posted by Emma Donovan in Consumer Awareness
Guest post by Andy Gilder
The increase in card transactions over the 2010 World Cup brings to the fore the various security issues surrounding alternative payment systems.
Whilst it is fantastically convenient for tourists to make use of cards over cash when travelling, it’s imperative for both tourists and South Africans to remember that they should guard [...]
Beware of fake World Cup ticket sales online
Published in June 29th, 2010
Posted by Loyiso Kilishe in Consumer Awareness
Con-artists are preying on football fans that are on the look out for World Cup tickets, by offering them “last-minute bargains” online, which are in fact fake tickets.
According to an IOL article SAPS has received two cases in the past couple of weeks about fake tickets being advertised on Gumtree for prices ranging from R300 [...]
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