The last time I snuffed out a cellphone was some years back when I stupidly plunged into Saldanha Bay before checking the contents of my pocket.

The “basic model” replacement that I picked up at Weskus Mall in Vredenburg has served me well. In the same time span, my accident-prone offspring have gone through a handful of “top of the range” handsets. But in my first major setback of the new year, I smashed my redoubtable Samsung while walking atop Slangkop, near Kommetjie, last week. ..

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