South Africa: NGO disappointed in cell providers

Advocacy organisation WomensNet is disappointed by the lack of response from mobile providers to a request for free cellphone calls to anti-gender-violence and AIDS help-lines. Last month, WomensNet, Gender Links and Nisaa partnered with LifeLine Southern Africa to urge Cell C, Vodacom, Virgin Mobile and MTN to declare these help-lines an essential service, with calls to them being free.