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.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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