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Three words that saved a life: Vodacom-backed technology what3words used in successful Western Cape emergency call-outs

April 7, 2021By Tebogo Nkabinde05 Mins Read

The technology used by 14,620 Vodacom subscribers of callouts over the past year, including a Covid-19 patient struggling to breathe, a seriously injured construction worker and a collapsed elderly woman…

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