Only 6 days till deadline for applying to JamlabAfrica accelerator programme 2019. If you know journalistsneeding to grow audiences or income check it out link.medium.com/cwPo1zoEHR and please share with your networks Amplify South Africa Open Society Foundation for South Africa Wits Centre for Journalism Tshimologong Precinct Impact Hub Joburg

The new gauteng quality of life survey is out. Good news: QOL has improved (a bit) Bad news: inequality hasn’t. GCRO is producing great evidence. Whether governments are response to it is another question #Urbanresilience #urbanplanning #SAcivictech

The Civic Tech Innovation Network Innovation Forum starts tomorrow. Today I'm running a 'Civic Tech for Beginners' bootcamp. Here's my thoughts on what people new to the field need to know. medium.com/civictech/civi… Hope some of you can add some thoughts. We'll update it if you do. #CTIF18

Looking forward to meeting Nicole Carty who is one of our keynote speakers Civic Tech Innovation Network Innovation Forum today. Read her thoughts on organising in the digital world and the complexity of adapting to decentralised networks of action. medium.com/mobilisation-j… #CTIF18 #civictech

I've read Tiago Peixoto's research on #civictech in the global south for yrs now. Today he's speaking Civic Tech Innovation Network forum. He engages with two major challenges: how to mobilise citizens and how to get governments to respond. Read him at democracyspot.net #CTIF18

We are lucky to be hosting Ory Okolloh-Mwangi Ory Okolloh Civic Tech Innovation Network Innovation Forum today. One of #civictech's founders in Africa. Also a powerful voice for governance and accountability on the continent. #CTIF18

Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers - The Guardian nzzl.us/Nj103JX via Nuzzel thanks Tactical Tech

#OpenSocietySA25 in a room that includes some the most ethical and honourable mentors and leaders I know #privilege #governance Open Society Foundation for South Africa

Beware the hype cycle: Blockchain study finds 0.00% success rate • The Register nzzl.us/jshSl2q via Nuzzel

Very interesting piece on Twitter's Caste Problem - New York Times nzzl.us/J3tjb6J via Nuzzel thanks Dhanaraj Thakur (@[email protected])

Significant step in the right direction from MTN South Africa on OOB pricing. When will we hear from Vodacom? #datamustfall

Very bad news in #Tanzania. Another newspaper, @TheCitizenTZ, suspended for a week over a story about the country's currency. Say no to censorship & attacks on media freedom & say yes to the right of all Tanzanian's to know. theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/Tanzan… via The EastAfrican

I have to give shout out to my wife Nicola who is founder and chair of Harambee Work4Work which have just won 2019 Skoll Foundation award

Bank holiday reflections: I’ve worked flat-out on this for 2.5 years. It’s triggered multiple investigations & billion $ fines. But I’m in The Guardian bubble. Most of UK still entirely in dark. Took a US media org to do this. What next? How to get it out??

This morning we are Tshimologong Precinct discussing #AfricanSmartCities with City of Joburg and World Bank Africa. What is smart about being smart?

Above all, what I hope high-level folks understand from #defendmediafreedom is that international support needed to support the 'development' as well as the 'defense' of media - and that these things not fundamentally different. #mediadev

🌍6️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ ‼️The numbers are here! There are 618 active tech hubs across #Africa ! Very proud to be sharing this 3rd update of our tech hubs mapping, this time in collaboration with our friends from @Briter_bridges >> gsma.com/mobilefordevel… Rebecca Enonchong Disrupt Africa Quartz Africa

Global Investigative Journalism Network In Transit Indra de Lanerolle marius dragomir Just getting started. In Transit is kicking off the panel at #WJECParis

Parkview 2A power out after loadshedding. What is problem. Reported - call ref is CPWEB2758376