Facebook opens its first African Office in South Africa

Just before the Facebook internet.org was established in southern Africa, Facebook has opened its first African Office which will focus on the African continent.

Facebook with having over 120 million users in the African continent has opened it first office in Johannesburg which is the countries biggest city well know as "EGoli ,the city of Gold" which is well known for its mining. The purpose of Facebook building its first office in the African continent was to focus much more on the emerging markets of Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

According to Facebook 20% of the African population has internet access which is believed to reach 50% by the year 2020 as big companies and other network operators are working together to bring developments in the African continent which will boost the levels of internet access in the continent.

Facebook has also joined hands with Cell C which is the leading telecom company in bringing developments which will boost the project of improving the levels of internet access in the continent.

By certain calculation it has been estimated that 80% of South Africans access the internet through a mobile phone while the remaining use Personal Computers.

Facebook has seen Africa as the biggest investment opportunity which they believe as having the potential of reaching over 1 billion users because currently the African continent has over 100 million users out of a remaining 1 Billion potential users who hardly have internet access. The new Facebook of will be lead by Nunu Ntshingila-Njeke who will overseer the success of the development.

This is a big development plan by facebook in the African region and believed to bring a huge global impact to the African continent and will it work as they have planned.

How to use Free internet on CellC

With Cell C you can free uncapped internet access to selected websites due to Facebook's internet.org partnership with Cell C and other telecom companies around the world to bring free internet which will allow mobile users to free internet access, this project by Facebook has finally reached the Southern African region together with Australia.

The free Cell C internet service was launched last week on 1 July 2015 which was to allow the network subscribers to free internet access on a selected range of websites including Bing, Facebook and many other helpful websites that can become handy. This partnership by Cell C and Facebook is believed to bring a huge improvement to help many students access the web without a hustle.

How to Use Cell C Free internet on a Mobile Phone

Cell C has launched a campaign that allowed it users to free social media websites such as Mxit and Whatsapp, and now the allowance has been given to Facebook and many other websites.

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• Download the internet.org android app and install it on your phone, the App can be found on Google play store, Apple store or you can simple get the apk file from  ApkMirror .

• After installing the App on your mobile phone you will have to open it and you will see a page with a lot of websites that you can visit. If the mobile phone you are using is not registered then you will get a message telling you to Have a Cell C sim on your phone.

• Once you have opened the app on your smartphone having a Cell C sim then you will be able to access the internet, it is that simple.

Please leave your questions on the comment box below. Wish you the best internet access.

Corruption In The South African Government and SAPS

Without any surveys being done to display any type of corruption being done by the Local and National Governments, corruption is the main topic that will ring when it comes the governments of most developing African countries  With Nigeria mainly seen as the most corrupt country in the African continent , this had made many investors not to see Nigeria as a  country to which business can be done with and on the other hand is South Africa which is most known for it recent bribes to FIFA to get votes in favour of hosting the 2010 FIFA world cup which made the FIFA president to resign after the breakage of the news which stated that the FBI were doing investigations in they have suspected Sepp Blatter as the man behind the corrupt FIFA and South Africa.

The News of corruption in the Government are not something new concerning South Africa because in 2014 it was confirmed that over $25 M was spent by the South African government in renovations which were done on one of the president Jacob Zuma properties who has been found responsible for many corruption cases which were done under the South African government.
Earlier before 2008 was a National Security which were offered by the  Scorpions which was an Agency which was similar to the FBI was forced by the South African government to shutdown after having to dispose the Corruption which was done by some of the Government Top officials.

The Corrupt SAPS
Corruption is at a greatest peak mostly on the countries government mostly, when looking with the  public eye as done by News 24 it was confirmed that 83 percent of the South African citizens believe that the South African Police Service is one of the biggest corrupt government services which are controlled in favour of the top government authorities as by the year 2013 South Africa was counted to be among the 36 top corrupt countries according to the Global Corruption Barometer 2013 which has made the Image of the country a complete ruin, As most of the hardworking Citizens have been forced to join into the corruption of the government for them to achieve higher positions offered by the government.

SAPS Mangement Bribery and Fraud

According to the investigations we have done with some anonymous members of the South African Police Service, according to the survey we have done with this members we have received reports that the SAPS is not facing corruption only at the public but corruption is done inside the law enforcement system whereby they have confirmed that the SAPS under the Uthungulu district is facing challenges with promotion of Local SAPS members, these member have confirmed that in the past three years there hasn't been any possible job promotions which have been given to the local members.

It has by some of the complaints have drawn Ajaxsurf to the issue behind the bribery that happens in the Durban SAPS as there have been recent complaints done by the loyal South African Police Service members as there has been reports of a certain posts into being
When Looking at the Richards bay and Empangeni Police service there has been complaints done by highly experienced members of the SAPS confirming that after passing the interview very well, it would lately be found that the points which were earned get to be changed by unknown members of the South African Police Service.

The Overpowered Public Protector
It is true that not all of the South African government members are corrupt as we have recently seen other politican parties trying to stand up to fight for freedom against a corrupt state, Among the great South African anti-fraud activist is Thuli Madonsela the National Public protector and Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance. These two ladies have been a great impact in the country as they have contributed a lot into fighting the corruption which is in the country, but every point that they raised by these South Africans is usually

The so called "Consitution"
The constitution is known as the highest law of the country but  due to the recent high levels of corruption in the Current Government, corruption has made the constitution powerless but just an alternate law of the country.

Liberty is the hope of Many Nationals
Liberty has been a hope because there is no Justice in the government of the country as almost everything that is done by the government is corrupted whereby great politicians have been found guilty of a number of crimes but the so called "law enforcement" could not stand in Defence of the constitution.

The FIFA and the FBI expose The Corrupt South African Government
Just as the government has also been exposed by the United States of America from it investigations which were done concerning the 2010 FIFA worldcup $10m bribe which was done by the south African government to secure the 2010 World Cup.

Please feel free to submit any possible fraud that is happening in the Government to Corruption watch or the National Public Protector to help bring justice into the South African government. These two anti-corruption services are not under the government.

Race is still a Dividing Factor in SA

As a result of too much fraud  and racial oppression happening in the government today many have been questioning if the government of South Africa had waited for the death of the true leaders so that they can reap of the hard work that was brought to bring freedom and peace to the people of South Africa. In the past history there had been great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that fought against racial oppression which the world has faced in the last century, In the united states in December 2014 there have been great marches and fights against the government after an African American boy was shot by a white officer which brought a march that made headlines in international newspapers.

 It seems like most of the people still hold racial grudges against their past oppressors even though  it has been agreed that peace is the only way to bring a nation to better growth but yet there are grudges that people tend to have on the colour of the skin. The most common message which the was taught by the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela was to teach that the colour of the skin is not a factor and it has never been a factor but the main problem that made the colour of the skin a factor was just because there was too much fear and hatred within the people. One of the statements that were released by Nelson Mandela was that he had received a letter from a person that wanted no peace, the the members of the ANC, IFP  and UDF wanted no sharing of power with the members of the apartheid government but  Nelson Mandela who was with them requested that there will be a peace and a sharing of power in the new anti-racial government.

 

Great leaders in the world were motivated to work with the South African government into improving the economy of South Africa and have brought fourth good relations such that the economy of South Africa has reached a level whereby almost any other country in the world have found South Africa as good country for investments and relations. Since the year of 1994 since nelson Mandela was voted the first president of the democratic south Africa there been a promising growth in there economy whereby the White, coloured, Black and Indian communities have joined together into being a single body of South Africa. Peace between the racial groups has been established within the nations but there is a big problem whereby some people are found to have hard hearts such that they cannot find a reason to forgive and move on to live a life of freedom, a life without fear and hatred, a life where a human will be not classified by the colour of the skin but will be classified as a human .

The leaders that helped fight against racial oppression made great effects into this world and brought hope for a better 21^stcentury and today we have seen a world  ‘racial oppression’ whereby the people of different races joining bonds as the dream of Martin Luther  King Jr. where he dreamed to see  Blacks and whites as sisters and brothers a dream where all citizens of the country will be under the name of a nation and under one law set by the government, President Barak Obama the President of the united states has shown great love for the freedom hero as he once said in his speech that the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela has aways been his inspiration and his role model as he wish to have the same leadership skills as those of Nelson Mandela which every leader wishes to follow. Today the United States of America and the Republic South Africa have joined forces to fight against the racial oppression and help the other countries to fight against fear and hatred.

The government of South Africa seems to deviate from the dream of Nelson Mandela as the political leaders seem to have been saying harsh words which have caused many debates in the country whereby political leaders like The current president of South Africa Jacob Zuma , Julius Malema and most of the leaders have blamed the white South Africans for the current problems whereby the government have started a system known as the BEE ( Black Economic Empowerment ) which has costed many business men and women to be forced to have 50% of their business stake to any Black south African, this law has made many white South African businesses and Farms to live in fear and hatred . The government must practice what is right for the people and give no tolerance to the discrimination by the colour of the skin.

There has been great levels of fraud in the South African government whereby by Central Intellegance  Agency of the country was forced to shut down  by heads of the government because it was targeting most members of the government ,and late in 2014  it was announced that the number of investers that were decreasing as many feared that that the levels of fraud in the South African government has increased dramatically, Fraud is very high in the country whereby almost every government related services are only accessable through bribes. The former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was not only killed by the lung sickness that he had but he was killed by the corruption in the government.

 According to the mail and guardian new article about a meeting that was held this week it had had been confirmed by FW de Clerk, this had made many south Africans to question if the government was happy about the death of the former freedom fighters as they have brought laws that have oppressed some racial groups.

DUT Students rise to fight for their Educational rights

The students at the Durban university of Technology have stood up to fight against the fraud which has been happening at the financial services offices whereby many of the students that have applied for funding had their offers rejected as NSFAS claimed that it had unsufficient funds to support the poor students . On  Thursday, 29 January thousands of students marched to the Steve Biko Campus with the leadership of SASCO and to help fight against the NSFAS ( National Student Financial Aid Scheme ) which has denied to sponsor the poor students in the Durban University of Technology.



The news are spreading about how the University Financial Aid Scheme and NSFAS have ill treated the young students after they have received a message which claimed that all most all the students at  the university of kwazulu-natal and at Mungosuthu University of Technology have received funding and at DUT only about a quarter leaving the other students with outstanding funds which they owe the university. Last night I have been able to Speak to a second year electrical engineering student who to told me that he was not able to register because he owed more than R 25 000 ( $2400 )  and many owed more than that such that the University have restricted them from registering or getting their results.


The DUT  SRC have released a message which is as follows:


Mqondisi Duma wrote:
SRC STATEMENT
27 JANUARY 2015


The Student Representative Council of Durban University of Technology welcomes all students who have returned safely from home. We also extend our greetings to those who are coming to DUT for the first time this year.

As much as we acknowledge and note the parasitic nature of a festive season, where our parents must spend the little that they have during this period, and when time comes that we must come back to school,  they can’t financially contribute to challenges we face at the beginning of the year. No different from previous years, we come back to a university that epitomizes a society where a student with financial muscles is worshiped by the university than a student whose life is a humiliated one, undignified, unimportant, on the basis that he struggles with the means of subsistence.

Students must be rest assured that until we take a battle to those who are waging war against us as black students in particular, no one will fight back and be in their defense but only themselves. You go to a meeting with the management you find people who would sweat just trying to give reasons
why students can’t be assisted and you realize that these are the same people who were in a forefront during the apartheid regime, whom you would think they understand where you are coming from as Africans in particular and blacks in general, and there and then u realize that indeed ‘’black child
you are on your own’’. Exactly, who is supposed to fight for you when  everyone is turning against you? We continue to experience frustrations of the online system even this year.

Amongst many challenges that are paused by this system, things that we are not going to except as the SRC is for students to spend much time not being in class while classes are on progress, because they are nursing these challenges not of their creation but of this so-called NEW SYSTEM. Our major concern is that when NSFAS scrutinize students who are successful or unsuccessful, they disregard the fact that some students would have failed because they spent most of their time out in SRC offices, financial aid trying to address these matters, and at the end of the day NSFAS does not want to be held accountable.

We also want NSFAS to keep the spirit and principle of academic progress and student’s background, not only when it suits them. They must sustain that even with students who are left with two modules or less to complete their qualifications and programs. We want to commend the University for opening an investigation of financial aid department and we wish them a fruitful investigation. All looters, fraudsters, solicitors of moneys of poor students must be investigated and if found guilty, they must be jailed, they must be fired, they must pay back the money, and be expelled from the
university.

The SRC is flabbergasted and disappointed to all those hooligans claiming to be SRC, SASCO, ANCYL and YCLSA who are working with staff from some department to loot student money, we also demand an investigation even if those students are our own comrades. We are off the belief that all departments that are alleged to have corrupt tendencies must be investigated. It misguided information that in DUT only financial aid that has problems of misusing student’s resources and resources at their disposal.

The STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL (SRC) is encouraging all students of DUT-DBN to go and meet at M.L SULTAN (CANE GROWERS HALL)

DATE : 02 FEBRUARY 2015
TIME : 08:00

The SRC welcomes all students and wishing that this will be a progressive year in the interest of students. All for the revolution and nothing against it……….AMANDLAAAAAAAAAAA

ISSUED BY THE SRC

AYANDA NGIDI MQONDISI DUMA
PRESIDENT D.SECRETARY GENERAL
074 444 1084 079 228 2108


In this meeting scheduled by the DUT SRC it is planned to happen this Monday and a very strong force of the law enforcement is expected to be present to prevent any violent acts that may result in the progress of the meeting. the issues which are to be discussed are based on financial aid and also on the messages that were received by the students calling them to proceed with their registration, as their funding has received approval, this messages were mostly considered as a spam because they had no reference number accompanying them .

Teaching and learning proceeded successfully on the next day but most of the students are not met by the Financial Aid Scheme which might be forced to go back to their respective homes.