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Desmond Tutu sets up online petition to keep International Criminal Court alive

Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has taken to the internet to try and persuade Africans that they shouldn’t allow their leaders to take the continent out of the jurisdiction of the International...

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Was EA right to cancel Titanfall in SA because of performance issues? We ask...

We were as annoyed as you when we heard that EA’s epic mech-battler Titanfall wasn’t going to be released in South Africa. Especially as we had only a few days to deal with the news. We gnashed our...

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#DropDropbox petition wants Condoleeza Rice off Dropbox board

Dropbox announced on Wednesday that former US secretary state Dr Condoleeza Rice, will be joining the Dropbox board of directors, but not everybody is happy about Rice’s appointment. A new site called...

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Nigerian entrepreneurs petition PayPal to enter country

Frustrated with the ridiculous complexity of trying to buy something online? Hate having to order something then arrange a electronic payment from your bank separately? Would you like the peace of mind...

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PayPal finally comes to Nigeria

Online payment service PayPal has announced its expansion into 10 additional countries, including Nigeria, which the company previously pulled out of due to the high rate of financial fraud in the West...

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amandla.mobi: the power of online protest redesigned for the masses

Billed as the film “every South African should see”, Miners Shot Down is a documentary about the Marikana massacre which is worth watching again as we approach the anniversary of the killings and the...

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Facebook petitioned to stop having “fat” or “ugly” as status emotions

Women can sometimes have “fat” or “ugly” days when we just don’t feel as confident as we usually do in front of the mirror. But according to an international women’s group, fat and ugly are not...

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How to tell the FPB you don’t want the internet censored

This March, the Film and Publication Board gazetted the Draft Online Regulation Policy, which purports to regulate content on the internet in a bid “to protect children from exposure to disturbing and...

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Online petition launched to oppose Eskom’s 16.6% price hike

It is a fact of life that the cost of it is constantly rising: interest rates, taxes, even a basic basket of groceries. But an online petition launched on Avaaz is hoping to prevent South Africa’s...

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Petition: SABC offered R100k reward to expose staff “leaking info”

An anti-SABC petition has claimed that the public broadcaster offered a cash reward for employees to expose each other for “leaking information”. The Broadcasting, Electronic, Media and Allied Workers...

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Petition launched to keep Gareth Cliff’s latest book off the shelves

An anonymous user on Amandla.mobi has created an online petition with a view to removing Gareth Cliff’s forthcoming book, Cliffhanger, from retailers’ shelves. South African social media users reacted...

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Uber vs metered taxi war sees 200 intimidation incidents in a month

Since meeting with metered taxis representatives, the Departments of Transport and Police to discuss a way to deal with clashes, Uber has recorded 200 incidents of intimidation against its drivers....

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ByteDance files Court of Appeals petition to stop TikTok sale

With the recent US Presidential elections leading to a change in who the commander in chief is, it looks like ByteDance wants to stop the sale of its North American operations for TikTok to a US...

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