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Tech solutions come to the rescue after Cape Town university fire

Tech solutions come to the rescue after Cape Town university fire

KIM HARRISBERG  WHEN South African tech entrepreneur Lisa Adams passed hundreds of students stranded on the roadside with suitcases after fire tore through their campus in Cape Town this week, she raced home to her laptop to help. Within hours, she had compiled a Google Maps list containing the names of the dozens of hotels, restaurants, counselling services and places of worship that had opened their doors to the 4,000 students affected by the wildfire. "I had to act fast and use low-tech for high impact with the skills I have because it was getting dark and I wanted students…
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