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Nigeria:
Children & Tech - Good, Bad & Ugly Sides
Daily Trust, 20 November 2015
Our world today is changing fast due to the introduction and upgrading of technology. Most people say it has brought positive results because of the improvement of the social well-… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Navigating Cyberspace
The Herald, 30 November 2015
The advent of Internet has completely transformed the way human beings interact, socialise and transmit messages in real time. While in the past people used to communicate through… Read more »
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Uganda:
Papa Talk - Should We Let Our Children Use Gadgets?
Observer, 18 December 2015
Two years ago I talked about a debate that was raging then on whether or not children should be allowed to own and use cell phones. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Five Ways to Curb Social Media Addiction
Vanguard, 9 December 2015
If you had any doubts as to whether or not you are a social media addict, last week's article, 'Six signs that you're a social media addict' must have set you on the right track.… Read more »
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South Africa:
Parents in South Africa Under Pressure to Protect Both Young and Old Online
CIO, 2 November 2015
New research by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International reveals that 28% of parents in South Africa feel they have no control over what their children see or do online, with 41%… Read more »
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South Africa:
SA Children 'Addicted' to the Internet
CAJ News, 28 October 2015
A CONSIDERABLE number of South African parents are concerned their children's internet-dependency is becoming an addiction. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Facebook Addiction - Unnoticed Social Menace
Ethiopian Herald, 24 October 2015
In point of fact people from all walks of life would like to lighten up whenever they get dog tired with the intention of rejuvenating themselves doesn't matter what the cost may… Read more »
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Uganda:
Government in Campaign Against Internet Child Sexual Abuse
Monitor, 21 October 2015
Government has formed an Inter-ministerial working group to prevent online sexual exploitation of children. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Mobile Phones Must Stay Outside the Classroom
New Times, 30 September 2015
Mobile phones in schools have become the scourge of the classroom and many teachers, like myself, shuddered when they heard the on-going debate on whether students in the country… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Mobile Phones in Schools - A Smart Move or a Disaster Waiting to Happen?
New Times, 28 August 2015
Five years ago, the former hard-talking, bespectacled State Minister in-charge of Primary and Secondary Education, Dr. Mathias Harebamungu; dramatically confiscated over 20 mobile… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Broadband Penetration and Its Resultant Effects
Guardian, 30 April 2015
BROADBAND has been globally acknowledged as the foundation and propeller of development in a knowledge-driven economy. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Negative Effects of Technology On Society
Ethiopian Herald, 28 April 2015
The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to have control over our lives. According to Lee Siegel, "we shop, work, play, love, search for information, seek to… Read more »
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Sudan:
Whatsapp and Facebook Conquer Hearts
SudaNow, 26 March 2015
Khartoum (SUDANOW) - Mobile phone has wide ranges of use. It can be used for conducting normal telephone connections, entertainment, exchange of information, socialization,… Read more »
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Tanzania:
You Should Handle Your Cell Phone Properly Otherwise...
Daily News, 18 January 2015
IT is an undeniable fact that a cell phone today is one of the most significant things to a lot of people due to the benefits that it delivers. Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Is Social Media Making Us Anti-Social?
Financial Gazette, 2 October 2014
ABOUT 25 percent of people surveyed by the Financial Gazette's Companies & Markets (C&M) recently said they had missed witnessing important moments because they were too… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Monitor Your Children's Online Activities, Educationist Warns Parents
Guardian, 18 September 2014
IN view of its capacity to distract attention from serious academic activities, Sectional Head of Corona Schools, Apapa, Mrs. Olayemi Oguntoye, has charged parents to monitor the… Read more »