Young people's use of mobile phones is expanding exponentially across Africa. Its
transformative potential is exciting, but findings presented in this paper indicate how the …

The penetration of mobile phones into sub-Saharan Africa has occurred with amazing
rapidity: for many young people, they now represent a very significant element of their daily …

Mobile phones introduce a range of new possibilities for the use and production of media, as
well as for personal networking and communication, political activism, and economic …

Mobile phone technology in Tanzania has grown rapidly but there is insufficient data on its
application in schools. This paper aims to show how students in the first and third year (F1 …

The single most dynamic ICT development in recent years has been the worldwide surge in
mobile phone subscriptions. This “mobile miracle” has been continued in the developing …

Amid digitalisation, the mobile phone has pervaded society and become one of the most
widespread digital technologies. In school, the mobile phone has stirred up conflicts and …

Cell phones introduce a range of new possibilities for social networking and communication,
media use and production, political activism, as well as education. Young people in South …

The past decade has seen the mobile phone evolve and acquire additional meanings in
Africa and elsewhere. From being the relatively expensive yuppie toy of the 1990s to …

Drawing on ideas from the sustainable livelihoods approach to poverty reduction and the
concept of technology appropriation, this article discusses findings from a mixed methods …

'We cannot imagine life now without a mobile phone'is a frequent comment when Africans
are asked about mobile phones. They have become part and parcel of the communication …