Comments on: Africa: digital citizen indaba controversy

By: El Oso » Archive » SA bloggers are thriving in cyberspace. They just aren’t nearly diverse enough.

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:21:23 +0000

[...] or social networks – are ideal for that. But it’s going to get ugly, emotional, and difficult as it did a couple years ago at the Digital Citizen Indaba. Those are exactly the kinds of conversations that need to take place and we need leaders like [...]

By: Who Owns the African Blogosphere? | It’s All So Turkish

Who Owns the African Blogosphere? | It’s All So Turkish — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:27:19 +0000

[...] of blogging, cyber-activism, language and identity. The first Indaba, which took place last year, provoked a heated debate about the racial composition of [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Who Owns the African Blogosphere?

Global Voices Online » Who Owns the African Blogosphere? — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:40:36 +0000

[...] of blogging, cyber-activism, language, and identity. The first Indaba, which took place last year, provoked a heated debate about the racial composition of [...]

By: Jikomboe » Digital Citizen Indaba 2: Omba Skolashipu Uhudhurie

Jikomboe » Digital Citizen Indaba 2: Omba Skolashipu Uhudhurie — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:35:40 +0000

[...] ni mwaka jana. Ikaleta ubishi mkali sana. Ulileta balaa kama mesenja (unakumbuka wimbo huu?). Bonyeza hapa usome ubishi wenyewe. Mwaka huu mkutano huu wa wanablogu, ambao unaitwa Digital Citizen Indaba, [...]

By: …My heart’s in Accra » Face to face

…My heart’s in Accra » Face to face — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:33:18 +0000

[...] face to face. The first iteration of the Digital Citizen Indaba in Grahamstown, South Africa received some criticism that the gathering didn’t represent the diversity of the African blogosphere and was heavy on [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » South Africa: Blog Awards Mashup: Blogging Is Dead, Where Art Thou Stormhoek?, Conflict Of Interest, and Elite Bloggers

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:23:15 +0000

[...] Kenyan Blogger Syndrome (KBS)? He is probably referring to the controversy around the Digital Citizen Indaba. [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Tanzanian bloggers’ virtual conference

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:09:47 +0000

[...] Tanzanian bloggers worldwide are meeting formally for the first time today October 18th, 2006. After calls by several African bloggers for African bloggers to organise their ‘own’ media and blogging conference following the Digital Citizens Indaba controversy and especially after several prompts from a Tanzanian Rastafarian blogger Ras Laihamu, Jeff Msangi took the initiative of calling for the first Tanzanian bloggers conference. Ingawa idadi ya blogu za kitanzania … zimekuwa zikiongezeka kila mara … hatujapata nafasi ya “kukutana”. Nia imekuwepo, sababu zimekuwepo, mipango ya muda na jinsi ya kukutana ndio imekuwa migumu. Habari njema ni kwamba sasa tunaweza kukutana kwa kutumia tekinolojia hizi hizi za mitandao…. Although the number of Tanzanian blogs has been increasing all the time, we (bloggers) have not had the chance to meet. We want to meet and we have all the reasons to meet, but when and how to meet has proved to be difficult. The good news is now we can meet using online digital technologies…. [...]

By: Jikomboe » Mkutano wa Wanablogu wa Afrika 2007

Jikomboe » Mkutano wa Wanablogu wa Afrika 2007 — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 01:07:22 +0000

[...] Baada ya ule mjadala mkali wa Digital Indaba (bonyeza hapa usome muhtasari nilioandika kuhusu mjadala huo), mwanablogu mahiri wa Kenya wa blogu ya Mental Acrobatics, alikuja na wazo. Alisema kuwa badala ya kuzozana kuhusu mkutano ule wa Digital Indaba Afrika Kusini, Waafrika tujiunge na kufanya wetu. Bonyeza hapa usome aliyoandika. Akatangaza kuanzishwa kwa kundi la majadiliano la Google. Bonyeza hapa ujiunge na kundi hilo. [...]

By: Jikomboe » Blogu ni kama enzi za Wagiriki, Yesu…+ sisi sote ni ndugu

Jikomboe » Blogu ni kama enzi za Wagiriki, Yesu…+ sisi sote ni ndugu — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:26:23 +0000

[...] Hiyo ni tisa, kumi mwanablogu wa African Affairs anasema kuwa sisi sote ni ndugu. Watanzania kutojua kiingereza na Wakenya kujua kiingereza sio jambo la msingi, muhimu ni kujua kuwa sote ni ndugu. Bonyeza hapa umsome. Kabla ya hapo, kwa wale waliopitiwa, kulikuwa na mjadala mkali kuhusu mkutano wa Digital Citizen Indaba. Bonyeza hapa uusome. [...]

By: White blogger saga write up » oneafrikan.com

White blogger saga write up » oneafrikan.com — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:09:58 +0000

[...] If you’re interested in the White Blogger saga that unfolded recently, then take a gander at this write up on GlobalVoices, which should put you in the picture… white blogger, blogging, africa, indaba [...]

By: Pekiro

Pekiro — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:54:09 +0000

We must lay a level field for all races. We should make Africa a cosmopolitant continent, where each and every race has a role to play. There should b no racism. Lets go the FIFA way..’fair play’ esp. in Indaba.

By: Meskel Square

Meskel Square — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:52:36 +0000

The last word on the Digital Indaba…

From jaywalking: cartoons about a way of life. For the full story – or at least most of it – read the GlobalVoices’ indaba roundup…….

By: acolyte

acolyte — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:33:31 +0000

Well summarised I must say! I just hope that the damage done isnt long term and any lessons that were learned can be shared with those who were not there.

By: Jikomboe » Balaa la Digital Indaba - 4 na Mkutano wa Wanablogu wa Afrika- 2007

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:56:59 +0000

[...] Sasa majuzi niliamua kabisa kuandika makala ndefu juu ya mjadala huu katika blogu ya mradi wa Global Voices. Makala hii ni muhtasari wa chanzo cha mjadala huu na mambo yaliyojadiliwa na kubishaniwa. Hata kama ulishasoma sehemu ya kwanza hadi ya tatu ya mjadala huu katika blogu hii, lazima usome makala hii maana ina blogu nyingine ambazo sikuziweka katika sehemu hizo tatu. Bonyeza hapa uisome makala hii iitwayo: Africa: digital citizen indaba controversy (Nimeiandika kwa ile lugha yao!) [...]

By: Vincent Maher

Vincent Maher — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:37:14 +0000

This an incredibly useful and accurate summary of the discussion