Ndesanjo Macha · September, 2007

Latest posts by Ndesanjo Macha from September, 2007

Africa: Black victims of Nazi holocoust

  24 September 2007

Black Looks writes: “Finally a memorial is to be erected outside the home of one Black victim of the Nazi holocoust giving a name to the nameless. Mahjub bin Adam Mohamed originally from Tanzania who married a German woman and was charged with ‘miscegenation’. He died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp,...

Who Owns the African Blogosphere?

  22 September 2007

The second Digital Citizen Indaba took place on September 9, 2007 at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Discussions during the Indaba centered on issues of blogging, cyber-activism, language and identity.

Africa: Satellite coverage in Africa

  21 September 2007

White African finds a map showing satellite coverage in Africa: ” I found the following map showing satellite coverage of Africa in the Acacia Atlas -2005, part of the International Research Development Center (IDRC). It has a wealth of information on connectivity – satellite, internet and mobile data that many...

Uganda: Riots in Kampala

  15 September 2007

Random Acts of Penmaship captures the riots in Kampala: “having breakfast this morning when I got a call from a friend that there were riots in town. I immediately wolfed down my breakfast and headed into town to capture the mayhem.”

Botswana: Nata Village Blog wins ICT contest

  15 September 2007

Nata Village Blog wins Peace Corps ICT contest: “Back in January, we entered the Peace Corps Information and Technology Contest. We learned in June that we were one of 9 finalists. It was just announced that we are one of the top three winners named in the contest.”

Kenya: Information theft and office raids in Kenyan politics

  14 September 2007

Jesse Masai writes about office raids and information theft in Kenyan politics: “The way I see it, information management and control is going to be one of the most decisive battle-points in this year’s elections at all levels, – all the way from the presidential to the civil polls.”

Sierra Leone: A lesson in starting a business in Sierra Leone

  14 September 2007

Creativity is what you need to start a business in Sierra Leone: “…many Diasporans are starting small businesses that are creative, money making, and meeting a need. Yesterday my mom took me to Bathurst Street to a Beauty Supply Store much like Sally's or anything Chinese owned hair products store...

Africa: The challenge of non-profit incubation

  12 September 2007

Ethan writes about the Kamusi Project: “Evidently, Kamusi has had a conflict with Yale, which hosted the project. According to the Kamusi website, the project “has been ordered to remove all links to the sites that the project has relied on to raise revenue for project maintenance and improvement.”

Niger: The Yellowcake Conspiracy

  12 September 2007

The Yellowcake Conspiracy is an African spy thriller for 11 to 14 year-old boys: “The Yellowcake Conspiracy is about a group of malcontent Tuareg fighters mounting a ‘second rebellion’ in Niger under the leadership of a man known only as ‘the Teacher’ (the first rebellion ended back in 1995).”

South Africa: Columnists are “dinosaur bloggers”

  12 September 2007

Rebecca Wanjiku writes about columnists vs. bloggers debate at the Highway Africa conference: The discussion was spiced up by the presence of Freddy Khumalo, a columnist who thinks bloggers are not necessarily journalists/columnists and Vincent Maher, who is of the opinion that newspaper columnists are “dinosaur bloggers.”

Africa: Cyber-activism and its legal implications

  12 September 2007

Arthur Chatora reports about a lecture on cyber-activism and legal lessons presented at the Digital Citizen Indaba: “The example of the South African “male prostitute” who anonymously blogged and claimed “he” had sex with 50 so-called clients is an interesting case study of cyber-activism and its legal implications.”

Africa: Who owns the African blogosphere?

  11 September 2007

Daudi Were asks, “who owns the African blogosphere?”: “In my opinion the internet is a space through which discussion takes place and blogs are the tool through which we utilise that space for discussion. In other words this space we have carved on the internet is our land and bloggers...

Africa: Africans need to “villagize” the Internet

  11 September 2007

Despite advances in information and communication technologies, rural stories in Africa remain untold: “Ngurumo told the Indaba that Africa has to “villagize” the internet and make sure that people in the rural areas blog, podcast and tell their stories to the world.”

Kenya: MPs approve Kshs 1.5 million allowance

  10 September 2007

Mzalendo reports about Kshs 1.5 million allowance for Kenyan MPs: “It was a celebratory week for Members of Parliament after they voted to have each of them take home KShs 1.5 million at the end of the life of the current Parliament.”

Africa: Where are the African bloggers?

  10 September 2007

White African discusses the BoB awards: “When it comes to how Africa is portrayed on the web, we are partly responsible for what the rest of the world sees. We have no right to be upset when Africa is excluded when we won’t even take the time to promote each...

Liberia: Millenium Villages Project in Liberia

  10 September 2007

“I have it from an unimpeachable source that the controversial Millennium Villages project is coming soon to Liberia, probably first to Kokoya District, Bong County, and later to somewhere in the Southeast, per the president's request. The proposal is still in draft form,” writes Liberia Ledger.