Cyber attack
The Anonymous Africa group earlier today hacked the official websites of two political parties describing them as racist in nature.
South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF had their websites pulled down by the group. In the case of the EFF, the ‘attack’ was in response to a challenge thrown by a member of the party.
https://t.co/WD25YpWstD & https://t.co/hqg6tpIF8f are #TangoDown – Racist organizations are racist. Do not #VoteEFF
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 14, 2016
‘‘While teaching racist EFF trolls a lesson we have also decided to knock on their Godfathers door as well. http://www.zanupf.org.zw/ is down,’‘ the group tweeted on Tuesday to confirm having hacked the website to Robert Mugabe’s party.
https://t.co/WD25YpWstD is #TangoDown – For being racist trolls. Do not #VoteEF
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 14, 2016
Anonymous Africa in the recent past hacked the website of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) after the public broadcaster said it was not going to show videos of protests, the group accused SABC of censorship.
The EFF have very strong views on black empowerment in South Africa usually using very strong language while ZANU-PF and Mugabe have the long standing land reclamation issues that led to the sacking of white farmers still hanging around its neck.
African governments have been subjected to website hacks by anonymous groups, the Angolan and Kenyan governments in the recent past have suffered cyber attacks because of human rights situations in their respective countries.
01:24
Death toll in South Africa shooting rises to 12 after one victim dies in hospital
Go to video
3-year-old boy among 11 people killed in South Africa shooting
01:08
Zuma’s 18-year corruption battle nears crucial court ruling
01:11
Malaria deaths, cases surged in 2024 with gains at stake - Report
01:00
2027 Rugby World Cup: Springboks and All Blacks set for quarterfinal showdown
00:00
Pope Leo says he hopes to visit Africa in 2026 as he wraps up his first foreign trip