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  1. Jan

    Mara Phones factory worker says they were working under poor conditions

    Lunch breaks in toilets and no bras allowed — working at the Mara Phones factory A former Mara Phones employee has painted a bleak picture of the working conditions they were subjected to at its now-defunct Durban factory. The facility is set to be sold by its main lenders, the Industrial...
  2. Jan

    Mara management approach lenders with buyout and turnaround plan for smartphone assembly plant

    Plan to save South Africa's first smartphone factory A buyout team comprising of Mara Phones South Africa management has made a proposal to the company’s lenders to turn the company around rather than auctioning it off for parts. This is according to a statement issued on Monday by Mara Phones...
  3. Jan

    Mara breaks silence on South African smartphone factory closure

    Why South Africa's first smartphone factory failed South Africa's first smartphone factory failed due to a lack of uptake in its products, fewer government tenders for its devices than it had anticipated, and the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown. Following several reports of the Mara Phones...
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