Stiff New Licence Fees Threaten Tanzanian Blogosphere

Magufuli — pictured on a campaign billboard for the 2015 president elections — has been accusing of seeking to muzzle dissent

Tanzanians have to pay US$900 for a permit to blog, a staggering amount for many in the country, say critics who see the fee as a further bid by President John Magufuli to gag dissident voices.

Tanzania Bloggers Network 

Researchers Warn ‘Ebola For Plants’ Hitting Africa’s Cassava Crop

The brown streak virus is threatening cassava, one of Africa's most vital food crops

A new disease infecting cassava — dubbed "Ebola for plants" — could spell a looming food crisis for Africa, researchers have warned, fearful that the emerging blight could decimate one of the continent's most vital food crops.

Africa is the world's largest producer of cassava, accounting for 57%of a crop that some 800 million people around the world rely on

Japan Team Maps ‘Semi-Infinite’ Rare Earth Reserves

"Rare earths" are found in several high tech products including mobile phones

Japanese researchers have mapped vast reserves of rare earth elements in deep-sea mud, enough to feed global demand on a "semi-infinite basis," according to a fresh study.

Physically Challenged Athletes Rescue Nigeria At Commonwealth Games, Want To Meet Buhari

Roland Ezuruike (sitting) during medal ceremony

• Win four gold medals, set world record, D’Tigers fail again

What able-bodied Nigerian athletes have failed to do, their physically challenged counterparts accomplished yesterday at the on-going 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

‘Ideas’ Conference To Grapple With Dark Side Of Tech

The TED conference draws celebrities and thinkers to discuss big ideas

At a conference where thinkers and luminaries gather to discuss world-changing ideas and innovations, the talk is shifting to the dark side.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is among the speakers at the 2018 TED conference in Vancouver

Tech Sector Frets As US-China Trade Tensions Simmer

With US-China trade tensions running high, critics of Beijing's policies say American tech firms face more restrictions in the Chinese market than their Chinese counterparts in the US. Some analysts fear that consumer technology may be dragged into a growing trade dispute between the United States and China

As US-China trade tensions ratchet up, the technology sector is fretting over the potential for collateral damage to one of America's most important export industries.

Apple recently agreed to abide by Chinese cloud data regulations despite concerns over surveillance of the population