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Tanzania’s social media policing increases the risks of government abuse | The Conversation

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Tanzania's social media policing increases the risks of government abuse: John Magufuli after he was declared president in 2015. His distaste for social media has heralded a national clampdown in the digital space. ReutersAccess to digital information and communications technologies has increased dramatically over the past decade across Africa. In Tanzania, 87% of urban … [Read more...] about Tanzania’s social media policing increases the risks of government abuse | The Conversation

Soweto uprising: four decades on South Africa still struggles with violent policing | The Conversation

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Soweto uprising: four decades on South Africa still struggles with violent policing: A recent protest by South African schoolchildren which had to be quelled by an under-resourced police force Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoJune days in South Africa can be dark, cold and short. The sun rises late and sets early. Highland frosts feel their way through blades of blemished veld; mists mask … [Read more...] about Soweto uprising: four decades on South Africa still struggles with violent policing | The Conversation

Community Policing with Android

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Newly released Android app –CitySpy- has a unique approach to crime prevention by incorporating community policing into its platform. Cape Town, WC. If you haven’t heard of community policing before, it simply refers to an approach used in crime prevention where information about crimes are communicated between community members and between police and community members. … [Read more...] about Community Policing with Android

.com | Parliament, public misled on policing stats – report

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Top government officials, including President Jacob Zuma, misconstrued data on public order policing before Parliament, according to a University of Johannesburg report released on Wednesday. The longer UJ researchers worked on the report, the “more it became clear that senior South African Police Services [SAPS] officials and government ministers misconstrued IRIS data … [Read more...] about .com | Parliament, public misled on policing stats – report