Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

Published: Jan. 18, 2016, 6:31 a.m.

b'African lawmakers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by various important innovations being spurred by technological advancement\\u2014 this as they carry out the unenviable task of safeguarding public welfare.\\n\\nIn this week\\u2019s episode of the African Tech Round-up, Tefo Mohapi and Andile Masuku discuss some of the more troublesome regulatory issues that are cropping up in countries like South Africa, Kenya and even Morocco\\u2014 where VoIP apps have recently been banned unless they operate under telecommunications licenses.\\n\\nAlso in this week\\u2019s show, a snippet from a conversation Andile Masuku had with Rohan George\\u2014 a Nigerian-born, South African Art Director who is now based in Mexico. Find out what Rohan considers to be invaluable to helping empower youth in the developing world to solve some of the most critical problems facing society.\\n\\nAdditional Music Credits:\\nMusic by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nMusic licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0'