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African Developers, Lawmakers and Civil Society Are Partnering With Women to Embed Safety Into Digital Platforms From the Ground Up, With the Aim of Preventing Tech-Driven Gender Violence Before It Begins.

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Global Voices Advox This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 1 August 2025. ‘Technology-facilitated gender-based violence isn’t a side effect of digital growth. It’s the price women pay for being online.’ In early 2025, researchers tracking African elections uncovered a wave of AI-generated deepfake videos targeting women journalists and female candidates in Ghana, Senegal,…

South Africa begins complex job of overhauling media laws

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Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT The department of communications & digital technologies on Friday gazetted the draft white paper on audio and audio-visual media services (AAVMS) and online safety for public comment by 10 August. This is the third version of the document (read it here), with the first and second editions published in 2020…

SAPS begins accepting online job applications

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SAPS has started the e-recruitment process for 5 500 aspiring police officers to join its ranks. The South African Police Service’s (SAPS’s) e-recruitment system is live. Announced in June, the portal’s launch is part of the national police service’s shift from archaic paper-based applications, marking a first for the organisation. The portal also features a…

Trial begins in Germany for US woman over fatal stabbing of man who allegedly groped her

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