[TOP STORY] Spam calls in SA: Why regulations are failing and what needs to change

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‘There's also no reason why we can't ask mobile networks to use machine learning to stop calls where they start, at the dialling phase,’ says Nicola Mawson, financial writer and communication strategist.
26 Nov 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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