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Friday, 18 December, 2020
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ContentsQuote of the week"Access to the internet is no longer a luxury that only a few can afford. It has gotten to a point where it is just as important as food, water and electricity."
- Mark Tinka, SEACOM
Comment of the week"The challenge around internet access in South Africa is certainly not new. The broader sub-Saharan Africa region has long battled with widespread access to connectivity, with mobile internet user penetration across the region now sitting at 26%."
- GSMA Intelligence
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Despite commitments made by member countries through the national poverty reduction strategies and programmes of the past decade, the number of people living in poverty in Africa rose by over 82 million, with women constituting 70 percent of the increase. The major causes of women’s poverty are embodied in unequal power relations between women and men, discriminatory inheritance rights and lack of access to property and productive resources. Widespread poverty also adversely affects women’s health and education. "Set me up, knock me down: Legal obligations of dating apps to address sexual violence"A recent investigation by ABC in Australia found that hundreds of people experience sexual harassment and abuse on Tinder and damningly, that Tinder largely ignored survivors who approached the app for help after the abuse. This report once again brings to the fore the clear need for internet intermediaries, including online dating companies, to take more active steps to combat gender-based violence (GBV) facilitated by their platforms. While there are growing calls from the public for dating apps or websites such as Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Hinge to abide by this moral responsibility, the legal position on this issue is murkier. Also, remember to follow our updates from NGO Pulse on Twitter and Facebook Click here for more information Editor, editor@sangonet.org.za |
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