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Some African governments including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, have recently taken steps to control online activity by restrictive laws and internet taxes. George Ogola warns that the push to monitor Africa’s digital space is because social media has become the new frontier for free speech.
Featuring on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, is an accomplishment for universities the world over. Only one African institution, the University of Cape Town made it to the top 200. Suellen Shay argues that the measuring tools used to inform these rankings need to change and address inequality.
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The push to tax social media users is gaining momentum across Africa.
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George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire
Internet taxes could stifle Africa's free and vibrant social media.
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Do universities reproduce inequality or can they disrupt it?
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Suellen Shay, University of Cape Town
University rankings must include quality teaching and indicators that address inequality as measuring tools.
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Politics + Society
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Kelly Phelps, University of Cape Town
Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
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Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London
The time for words is over – the world wants to see positive action if it is going to engage and invest.
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Nadja Heym, Nottingham Trent University
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Duane Mitchell, University of Florida
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