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    Could a smartphone app really help combat crime in SA?

    South Africa has a brutal crime problem and it affects everyone. The rapes and murders of teenage girls in Khayelitsha (one of Cape Town's poorest areas) and Tokai (one of its wealthiest), bears witness to that fact.
    Stuart ThomasBy Stuart Thomas
    15 Mar 2016
    15 Mar 2016
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    In the face of such violence, it’s easy to feel helpless, but two concerned Capetonians believe that technology may help people feel safe again.

    Sham Moodliar and Elizabeth Senger are putting together a 48-hour hackathon, aimed at building an app which connects people wanting to enjoy the outdoors safely, or even just walk from point A to B.

    Called Hambasafe — Hamba means “go” in South Africa’s isiZulu and isiXhosa languages — the event hopes to bring together Android Developers, IOS Developers, SQL Developers, .Net Developers, Mobile UI designers, Testers and Analysts to create a purpose-built, open-source app within the 48-hour timeframe...

    Continue reading the full article on Memeburn.

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    About Stuart Thomas

    Stuart abandoned what was beginning to look like a long, quiet career in academia for the frenetic world of tech journalism. Currently heading up the Memeburn team, he likes to run in in his downtime. He won an award once. It now sits on his desk.
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