NEWSWATCH: Hackers yesterday attacked the IOL website, reports TechCentral, while Right2Know has accused SA mobile network operators of stifling communication, reports BD Live. And as for international media covering Madiba's hospital stay, they have been warned, reports news24.com.
For more:
Attackers take down IOL... Reports have it that the hackers were hacked off with IOL for what they, the hackers, viewed as bias towards Mugabe.
BD Live: Vodacom, MTN stifle the public's right to communicate, says rights lobby group... Right2Know says Vodacom and MTN are the main culprits stifling the public's right to communicate. Many people, including this writer, reckon R2K has a point. With costs that can make your credit card melt, many, if not most of us (when using our private accounts at least), keep calls short and to the point.
news24.com: Mandela: International journalists warned... No, not about their coverage, but rather about the equipment they have brought in; it apparently needs to be licenced, and conform to local regulations so that it doesn't interfere with frequencies already in use.
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