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We have all heard of devastating stories both locally and internationally of children and adults who have committed harmful acts towards themselves or others due to cyberbullying.
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We have all heard of devastating stories both locally and internationally of children and adults who have committed harmful acts towards themselves or others due to cyberbullying.

Web Rangers is a digital literacy programme designed to allow young people to gain critical skills and knowledge around online safety that they use to create innovative campaigns that promote safe internet usage and champion their rights in the digital world.

It seems a panic has swept the globe due to the “new” online social media game: the Blue Whale.

1.The International Telecommunications Union (“ITU”) celebrates WTISD on 17 May each year. According to the ITU, the purpose of WTISD “is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.”

Child Protection week in May is a time to raise awareness of the many dangers that face children. Online grooming is a particularly dangerous activity taking place on the internet daily.

In the digital age, social media platforms have become a valuable and effective tool as most companies make use of social media platforms to market themselves, interact directly with clients and to grow a company’s brand.

Eminem is suing New Zealand’s governing party for copyright infringement. He claims that they used his song “Lose Yourself” in one of their marketing campaign videos.
Earthlife Africa – Johannesburg and another Non-Governmental Organisaton challenged the Minister of Energy and others in the Western Cape High Court on the various steps taken with regard to South Africa’s nuclear power procurement programme.

On 7 April 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight.

It was reported over the past weekend that 15 computers were stolen in a burglary at the Office of the Chief Justice, in Johannesburg.