Edumela.com social network shuts down

Beaten by newcomers such as Myspace, Facebook, Youtube at their own game, Botswana's first and only social network website Edumela.com has quietly shut down.

For the last decade the website has been trying to build itself into one of the world's more popular and profitable social network sites.

Edumela.com, which had successfully penetrated South Africa, Lesotho, and was also used by Tswana speakers in the Diaspora, went off line during the week preceding Botswana's independence day (end of September) as users trying to log on were greeted with a message showing that it was hacked by "Arab attack", with a picture of a green human skull & bones appearing.

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BDF visitation approval a welcome development

BDF camps are military camps, and there is a need for stricter rules and regulations to safeguard their operations as well as ensure the safety of civilians. Of course, military personnel are human, and they have relatives as well as girlfriends and boyfriends, but the fact remains that the BDF is responsible for ensuring national security and stability and, as such, will be one of the first targets in the event of possible attacks. The decision...

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