International

There is a growing attack on the independence of internet around the globe.  Some countries are demanding total control of the Internet in the name of  “network sovereignty”.  At the same time, big Internet Corporations choose to fragment their services by focusing on service particular geographic areas and groups, and exclude others. 

While, in the name of “national security” and protection of local innovation against foreign competition, countries like China and the United States block Big Tech offerings.

Google’s culture is marred with scandals as report after report reveal sexual misconduct by senior executives in the company. One of these executives was former Android head Andy Rubin, who left Google in 2014 after being accused of coercing a co-worker to perform oral sex.

To read the article titled "Google reportedly has a massive culture problem that's destroying it from the inside" Click here 

On 13 May 2019, Somalia's government announced that it has shut down social media to stop students from cheating during exams. The reason provided by Abdullahi Godah Barre, Cabinet Secretary for Education in Somalia, during a broadcast on the state-owned television station was that this would prevent students from cheating during the country's national high school exams.

To read the full article titled ''Social media shutdown in Somalia'' Click here 

Four Rhodes University PhD Chemistry students have come out tops in the 2019 Hult Prize Challenge for their electronic and electrical waste management system, putting them in line to win a $1m (about R14.3m) startup injection for their business idea.

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege called Tuesday for justice for victims of sexual violence in conflict zones, as the United Nations Security Council approved a watered-down resolution largely stripped of substance by the United States and Russia.

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