Far from being just a communication device, the cellphone has been turned into a learning hub with maths and literacy available on social networking platform MXit.
The cellphone is also being used to save lives and make an impact in fighting tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/Aids.
Earlier this month MXit launched its instant mobile book to encourage global teenage literacy while being part of a ground-breaking maths initiative in which Grade 9 and 10 pupils taking part in a pilot project exercise have access to 22 500 mathematical problems.
Pupils can download an entire book from the MXit network for R13.50, which is a fraction of the cost of buying literature in traditional bookstores.
Hi Eugene,
Do you know if the book service is publicly available yet? Do you have any links/ setup instructions for the mbooks and the other services you talk about
Maggie