News24 | RICA: If scammers can still call you, has it been worth all the trouble?
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RICA has not ensured that the person actually using every SIM can always be identified, and the weaknesses the government is now trying to fix are real. But reliable registration can still give investigators a useful starting point when a phone or SIM is linked to a crime.
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