So much more than just a phone

Writer: Elaine Davie.

The advent of the mobile phone a couple of decades ago revolutionised our lives and its accelerated progression from the early ‘bricks’ to the still-evolving smart phones of today has been even more ground-breaking. However, most of us are still lagging a couple of years behind when it comes to exploiting its full capacity. These days, being able to make and receive calls is almost incidental to its other functions.

Last Wednesday saw the launch of an exciting co-operative initiative between the Hermanus branch of FNB, the Zwelihle-based NPO, SHARP Digital, the Hermanus Varsity Trust (HVT) and the Hermanus Branch of Red Cross.

Based on the success of its client-based personal banking App, FNB has begun to explore the development of other Apps which will have a wider empowerment function, such as its Fundaba training course for start-up entrepreneurs.

Proudly displaying the phones, from left are Gerrit Barnard, FNB Branch Manager; Angela Heslop, Chairperson Hermanus Red Cross; Delana Finlayson, CEO Hermanus Varsity Trust; Alheitia van Niekerk, FNB Business Manager; Rony Mugedi, Overstrand Learning Centre; Joel Martins, SHARP Digital and Cath Croxton, Director, SHARP Digital.

PHOTO: Johann Kruger

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