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Please see the list of licensed ISPs found in South Africa, courtesy of the
Internet Service ProVider Association of South Africa [ISP] (2006) in the
index.
2.3.8 Equipment
(Network Base stations)
According to Cellular Statistics (2004) more than 5500 Vodacom base
stations proVide coverage to 60 % of the geographical area of the country.
2.3.9 Distribution and management of ICTs amongst South
African rural women
Women'sNet (2006) reports that Women's Net was launched in March 1998,
as a joint initiative between the South African Non-Governmental
Organisation Network (SANGONET) and the Commission on Gender Equality
(CGE). According to Women'sNet, Sangonet was established as WorkNet in
1987 to proVide regional electronic information and communications
networks to NGOs in South Africa. In 1993, Sangonet's scope widened to
include development and human rights workers, and the provision of an
accessible and affordable electronic communications infrastructure, including
the prOVision of information. Following the election of a democratically
elected government, the Commission on Gender Equality (CGEl and
[Sangonet] initiated Women'sNet in 1998.
Womens'Net (2006) exists primarily to serve women's information needs in
a user-friendly way, and therefore to: make ICT technology accessible to
women; change the flow of information from North-South, to South-South;
empower and train women in the use of electronic media; and for for
women's economic empowerment; among others. Women'sNet prioritizes
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