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Protests

Mining & Energy

Poor Quality Water and Plans for Offshore Oil and Gas Explorations Spur Eastern Cape Protests

Eva Sgroi -
Approximately 250 people from Uitenhage, Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, Oyster Bay and beyond marched to Gqberha City Hall yesterday on 21 September, to draw attention to their deteriorating quality of life as a result of loadshedding and poor access to...
Mining & Energy

New Protests at Eskom Could Cause Worse Load-Shedding, Company Warns

Zintle -
On Friday Eskom, a power utility firm in South Africa, warned that there would be more load-shedding if protests at its stations and facilities persisted. According to Mail & Guardian, the power utility firm confirmed on Thursday that indeed there...
Mobile and Telecoms

Zimbabwe kills internet over protests

Danielle Kruger -
Zimbabwe's government is limiting access to the internet - and social media specifically - in an attempt to stifle violent protests that have broken out in response to skyrocketing fuel prices. Protests broke out across the country after fuel prices...
Company News

Organised Google walkout campaigns for policy change

Danielle Kruger -
Thousands of Google employees walked out of the office on Thursday, November 1, in protest of the way that the company handles sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace. Google offices all over the world participated, including offices based...
Online & Social

Cameroon’s Internet Blackout Continues

Staff Writer -
Parts of Cameroon's English speaking regions have been hit by a damaging Internet shut down that is now entering its 5th week according to CNN. The shut down was the governments response to Anglophone (English-speaking) teachers, lawyers and students going on...
General

Twitter hashtags propel mass protest in Nigeria

Staff Writer -
The current climate in Nigeria is a turbulent one to say the least. Fuelled by an economic recession and uncertainty over the health of current president Muhammadu Buhari, citizens of Africa's most populous country have taken to the streets...
Online & Social

#Zumamustfall momentum growing on social media

Staff Writer -
On 10 December 2015 the Hashtag "ZumaMustFall" had sparked social media platform Twitter ablaze. On 11 December 2015 the movement had spread like wild fire to social media platform, Facebook, as various event planning groups titled #ZumaMustFall had been created. With the movement...
Top Stories

Uganda tries to block Facebook, Twitter

Staff Writer -
As protests in Uganda continue over rising food and energy costs, the country’s government has attempted to block social networking sites Facebook and Twitter in an effort to curtail anxiety now fomenting in the country. It follows a similar...
Mobile and Telecoms

Tunisia’s IT future uncertain

Staff Writer -
Tunisia’s information technology sector, especially telecommunications, has come under increased scrutiny in recent days. The most recent upheaval was the resignation of Technology Minister Afif Chelbi, amid continuing protests for change following President Ben Ali’s ouster in January. “There...
Top Stories

Libyans use YouTube to get videos out

Staff Writer -
Libyan protesters are taking advantage of Youtube.com to send images of the ongoing violence across the world. It is part of the importance of the Internet – although partially shut down in the country – in maintaining the world’s...
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The global cloud computing market is projected to reach the $864 billion mark by next year and continue growing...
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