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Article

15 Apr 2011

Author:
Niren Tolshi & Ilham Rawoot, Mail & Guardian [So. Africa]

Swaziland's jackboot beaten by the bra

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MTN Swaziland 'helping state to monitor calls'...Swazi activists have accused cellphone network provider MTN Swaziland of collaborating with the government to monitor phone calls and prevent cellphone users from accessing the internet. After issuing a statement on Tuesday, MTN's South African head office would not answer further questions. "MTN remains politically impartial in all of its operations, including Swaziland, and does not subscribe to any political party, movement or affiliation," the statement said...Lucky Lukhele, spokesperson for the Swaziland Solidarity Network, claimed on Wednesday that "all calls to leaders of the protests are being monitored and phone calls are being cut off abruptly". "MTN Swaziland is intercepting phone calls and SMSes. The company has workers who are part of the mass movement, who are giving us this information from the inside," he said.