ICTs and censorship![](https://biz-file.com/b/0908/30972.jpg?1) The Malawian government is about to crack the whip on information and communication technology through censorship. They're looking at reviewing outdated legislation and enforcing censorship laws on TV and Internet platforms. Much time, effort and money will be spent in the attempt to control the flow of digital information. Trying to control what users view on the Internet is like trying to keep water from flowing through a strainer...it's very difficult indeed. Is it worth the resources used though? I think it is. While the power of digital has brought on the information age and enriched our lives, it has opened the door to a new age of crime. While pornography has always been a source of entertainment for some, controlling child porn has become near impossible. Freedom of expression becomes a right abused when a website incites hate speech and racism. Censorship, in the information age is definitely necessary, as long as it is not abused by the institutions that instil its use. Peace! Sindy Peters, Content manager Send all your Africa marketing news to africanews@bizcommunity.com. Today's top stories
2010 FIFA World Cup
![](https://biz-file.com/c/0908/35066.jpg) JOHANNESBURG: Government, FIFA, the 2010 Local Organising Committee (LOC) and stakeholders in the industry have gathered in Johannesburg this morning, Monday, 17 August 2009, for the 2010 National Communication Partnership Conference. Read more >>Digital
HARARE: Zimbabwe has embarked on a gigantic fibre-optic project which is aimed at improving internet and mobile service capacities, an official confirmed. Read more >>Media
[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's minister of tourism, wildlife and culture, Anna Kachikho says there is need to censor electronic sources of information such as Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) and the Internet since it is negatively influencing children. Read more >> [Gregory Gondwe] Transformation in information, communication and technology (ICT) has forced the Malawi government to start reviewing its 1998 Communications Act. Participants from the country's telecommunications sector and broadcasting companies met in the lakeshore town of Mangochi where they made their contributions on the review. Read more >> Mobile
WASHINGTON: Microsoft and Nokia announced an agreement to make Microsoft Office software available on smartphones made by the Finnish company. Read more >> [Alexander Gregori] When it comes to opportunities in African markets the general official attitude persistent among governments, corporates and investors is one of doom and gloom. Unstable political and economic situations, military coups, corruption and poverty, paired with vast country spaces and small populations (compared to for example India or China) are often used as arguments against taking Africa seriously. Read more >>Research
Under a new scheme, developing countries are to be offered free or low-cost access to a range of online scientific journals covering patent laws. The Access to Research for Development and Innovation scheme gives patent offices in some of the world's poorest countries access to 150 publications covering background information on patent evaluations and how to commercialise inventions. Read more >>Retail
![](https://biz-file.com/c/0908/35038.jpg) The African Banker Awards 2009 ceremony and gala dinner will take place on 6 October 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosporus during the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Istanbul, Turkey. The event is organised by African Banker magazine and IC Events. Read more >>[Dumisani Ndlela] After a lull sparked by commodity shortages and a clampdown on manufacturers and distributors, retailers have resurfaced with a fleet of campaigns. The emergence of TM and OK on the advertising scene signals the beginning of a bloodbath as prices start racing downwards. Read more >> [Alison Walkley] A 300 megawatt windfarm, coined the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project, is being developed in Kenya in the hope of decreasing the country's greenhouse gas emissions. A total of 365 wind turbines are slated for installation in northern Kenya. Read more >> "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." - Vincent van Gogh
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