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LOVE EDITION

For the love of my roommate, my bestie, my brother

A young man’s heartbreak lands softly, though reluctantly into the nest of friendship that he has built with his favourite sibling

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
9 min read
Mobile internet users are required to input a code on their phones to prove payment of the charge before they are able to access certain websites.
SOCIAL MEDIA

Ugandans raise volume on social media tax protests

In an unusual protest, a recorded message was broadcast from loudspeakers on Monday at strategic points across the capital Kampala

  • Agency
2 min read
Museveni last week had defended the move
MICHAEL OHAGAN

Uganda reviewing social media taxes after outcry

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda told parliament that President Yoweri Museveni had "encouraged further discussion" on the fiercely-contested levy

  • Michael Ohagan
3 min read
Ripe for the swiping: Tinder’s success is right on the money
TINDER

Ripe for the swiping: Tinder’s success is right on the money

Some say the dating app is only good for casual sex – but it’s also good for $400-million.

  • Thalia Holmes
11 min read
DATING

Cupid’s flown the Tinder coop

Dating methods change – from matchmaking widows to app windows – but the reasons don’t.

  • Hadley Freeman
5 min read