Cyber activism or slacktivism?

The US defends its decision to back an event denounced by the Democratic Republic of Congo's government as an attempt to fuel unrest.

Two members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) plan to embark on campaigns meant to convince members of the public to reject activism by Ukawa and Tanzania Kwanza outsde the CA.

When he chose to become a lone ranger in the fight for gender equity, this time from the trenches on the side of men, he expected that his Maendeleo Ya Wanaume organisation would be the vehicle the male of the species would ride in their millions towards their “emancipation”.

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Cyber-related fraud costs country 10bn/-
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TANZANIA has reportedly lost six million US dollars (over 10bn/-) so far through cyber-related fraud crimes, that involve mostly card skimming and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) thefts. Speaking at the fourth International Commission on Science and ...

"There  is two sides in every story, Technology has no difference, the benefits of the internet  and technology at large may be obvious to Facebook users -- the exchange of ideas, access to healthcare and education, the buying and selling of products and services, and keeping in touch with friends and family! However, there is a dark side to this global resource which stems from the misuse of information and communication technologies, ICTs, including cyberthreats and cybercrime.The Video...

For 18 consecutive months now, Iddi Ramadhan, a student at the University of Dar es Salaam has seen inside a cyber café for Internet services.

>Human rights activists have declared they would go to court to file a petition challenging the newly-passed Statistics and Cybercrime bills in case they are signed into law.

To the government, the just-passed Cybercrime Bill is very good law aimed at curbing the increase in Internet associated vices, but to section of lawmakers, press freedom stakeholders and bloggers, this is a draconian law that shouldn’t be allowed in a democratic state like Tanzania.