F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
The case for Facebook Zero and similar applications
Early last year Facebook launched Facebook Zero, a stripped down version of its mobile website at no data cost primarily to attract new users…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi demands access to social media tools to spread her message
Drawing her inspiration from the revolutions driven by social media in Tunisia and Egypt, Myanmar’s long-suffering opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she…
Tweets may get your potholes fixed
The “suggestion tweets” for South African president Jacob Zuma’s recent State on the Nation address seem to have been well received by the presidency….
Social media: Africa’s new musical frontier
“When people hear about Africans and the internet, they immediately think of 419 scams,” says Ngozi Odita, who runs societyhae.com, a collective of voices…
