How to Protect Your Privacy on the Internet Using Anonymous or Elite Proxies

We just released an article about ZimLeaks on Facebook where a whistle blower from Zimbabwe claiming to be a member of the ruling elite is exposing illegal activities of some of his colleagues. The whistle-blower, going by the name of Baba Jukwa has just made another claim that some Zimbabwean authorities have offered a USD100 000 reward for the exposure of his true identity. Obviously, if his allegations on Facebook are anything to go by, he should take extreme caution and the necessary steps to protect his privacy. Read more...

ZimLeaks on Facebook - Allegations of Assassinations and Looting of Diamonds and Farms by the Ruling Elite

At ICT Africa, we routinely monitor activities on social media to understand their impact on transmission capacity requirements in telecommunication networks throughout Africa.

The fact that there are now more than 30 million Facebook subscribers in Africa has a profound impact on bandwidth requirements on African telecommunication networks. In addition to the impact of the social media on telecommunication networks, we are also following the impact of social media on social behaviour, politics, and individual freedoms - especially the right to free expression. Read more...

Embrace VoIP as an Enabling Technology for the Benefit of All Africans

It took quite a long time for many regulators in Africa to deregulate Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The main concern over VoIP has been that it robes the incumbent telecommunication operators of the much needed revenues. Even as VoIP is being accepted in Africa, some regulators are still pushing back. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) of Gambia, for example, has just announced a ban on the commercial usage of local and international calling services such as Viber and Skype at internet cafes.

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You Could Lose Your Money if Your Mobile Device Was Hacked Into

If somebody mentions fraud in the West, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is credit card fraud. In Africa, credit card fraud may not be as prevalent as in the West because too few people have credit cards. What could become synonymous with fraud in the near future is mobile transactions as more and more people resort to using mobile phones for many transactions. Read more...

Nigeria Loses N300 Million Annually to Foreign Domain Names - NIRA

Nigeria loses over N300 million annually to foreign countries due to the low adoption of DotNG Internet name, the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) has said.

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