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…
Sina’s anonymous citizen reporting site launches, mysteriously disappears
Sina is responsible for running some of China’s web properties. The Twitter-like Sina Weibo and its native blogging service are immensely popular. Hardly surprising…
Citizen journalism to shake up SA?
After landing a job as the Citizen Journalism Trainer at Grocott’s Mail, I sat down to do some research on the subject. So I…
Twitter, journalism and Iran
Some questions I answered for a newspaper article on journalism and social media, specifically with regard to the Iran uprisings and the use of…
Breaking news: Electoral authority to consider inviting bloggers to cover elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the body responsible for running South Africa’s elections, are to consider inviting and accrediting bloggers alongside media. I was…