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Exploring mobile phone practices in social movements in South
Africa – the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

Sarah Chiumbu Department of Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 193-206 | Received 22 Aug 2011, Accepted 22 Feb 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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