Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore on Monday promised to have the newly established expiry of Safaricom Internet Bundles . Through his twitter handle, Mr. Collymore said that he had directed his Safarifom team to look at the grievances expressed by Kenyans on Twitter. Mr. Collymore said: “Ok. I’ve heard you on the data bundle expiry issue and have asked the team to urgently look at some options.” According to Mr. Collymore, the data bundle reviews effected over the weekend were an attempt by Safaricom to review its data value to its subscribers. “We’re just trying to give better value,” he added.

This came after Safaricom subscribers took to social media to protest over the terms and conditions governing Safaricom’s new unlimited Internet data bundles.  This follows introduction of a new data pricing structure at the weekend.

Users are rallying around two hashtag protests to express displeasure at the expiry of unused bundles as well as a rule limiting bundle sharing to 20MB a day.

“Any data bundle not consumed within its validity period will be deleted and won’t be available for use,” Safaricom’s rules for its new bundles say. They add: “It is not possible to extend expiry… by purchasing newer bundles.”

The new rules also limit transfers of data bundles between subscribers. “It will be possible to Sambaza internet, but only to a maximum of 10MB per transaction and limited to two transactions (20MB) in a day,” Safaricom says. “All other rules for Internet Sambaza will remain in place.”

In January, Safaricom lowered the cap on the number of times one SIM card can Sambaza data bundles in a month from 50 to 20.

The move was aimed at throttling a thriving black-market in online reselling of cheaper data bundles, popularly known as “bundles mwitu”.

After the hype of Fifty Shades’ erotic reverie of whips and handcuffs, scientists have revealed women would prefer more play time rather than play room.

In the first study of its kind, experts have put female fantasies to the test to discover what really makes a modern-day woman smile.

And surprisingly, scientists found that these days, time to fulfil life goals seduces more women than any form of sexual pleasure. Universal Screen shot from Fifty Shades of Grey Fantasy: Women would now prefer to take control of their life rather than the bedroom.

Disproving the classic myths, 76% of British women are no longer aroused by clichéd ‘Mills and Boon-style’ fantasies. Not only has times significantly changed but it has also been disclosed that these intimate conversations or personal and professional growth can improve a woman’s health.

Research from a survey, conducted by new personal massager brand Smile Makers, found that more than one in 10 modern-day women fantasize about receiving a promotion at work whilst only 5% are stimulated by the idea of settling down with a partner. This is a far cry from two years ago when females’ top fantasy was being the submissive to a dominant partner or vice versa.

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey Flowers or chocolates: None. Research found women would rather a gift which helps them take control of their lives.

British women seem to have evolved the themes of their fantasies from being purely sexual to self-accomplishments, disproving the notion that the female of the species’ ultimate dream is to be ‘swept of their feet’ by a person they are attracted to.

To support the survey, researchers from Birkbeck University of London were also commissioned to measure women’s neurological response to a number of stimuli and situations in a bid to identify ‘old wives tales’ of what women want from real home truths.

Monitored using electroenchephalogical (EEG) headsets, a group of British women were also measured for changes in the brain, heart rate and lower blood pressure associated with joy that makes you smile.

Bondage: That’s a thing of the fantasy past The study discovered their smiles in response to the stimuli presented triggered a calming response on the parasympathetic nervous system, resulting in a slower heart rate, lower blood pressure and a decreased respiration rate – all factors associated with improved health and well-being.

Top stimulants include intimate, topical conversations, self-pleasure scenarios, and the feel of newly-purchased clothing, a reward for professional or personal success and the smell of fresh flowers.

Now when it comes to romance, receiving roses and chocolate as gifts are viewed as clichéd techniques. Instead, three quarters of British women prefer to be seduced by items that productively help them ‘take control of their own lives.

There are idealistic, hard-working and honest politicians the world over – although cynics might argue they’re a small minority – but none of them surely comes anywhere close to the outgoing Uruguayan president Jose “Pepe” Mujica when it comes to living by one’s principles.

It’s not just for show. Mujica’s beat-up old VW Beetle is probably one of the most famous cars in the world and his decision to forgo the luxury of the Presidential Palace is not unique – his successor, Tabare Vasquez, will also probably elect to live at home.

But when you visit “Pepe” at his tiny, one-storey home on the outskirts of Montevideo you realise that the man is as good as his word.

Wearing what could best be described as “casual” clothes – I don’t think he’s ever been seen wearing a tie – Jose Mujica seats himself down on a simple wooden stool in front of a bookshelf that seems on the verge of collapsing under the weight of biographies and mementoes from his political adversaries and allies.

Books are important to the former guerrilla fighter who spent a total of 13 years in jail, two of them lying at the bottom of an old horse trough. It was an experience that almost broke him mentally and which shaped his transformation from fighter to politician.

“I was imprisoned in solitary [confinement] so the day they put me on a sofa I felt comfortable!” Jose Mujica jokes.

“I’ve no doubt that had I not lived through that I would not be who I am today. Prison, solitary confinement had a huge influence on me. I had to find an inner strength. I couldn’t even read a book for seven, eight years – imagine that!”

Given his past, it’s perhaps understandable why Jose Mujica gives away about 90% of his salary to charity, simply because he “has no need for it”.

A little bit grumpy to begin with, Jose Mujica warms to his task as he describes being perplexed by those who question his lifestyle.

“This world is crazy, crazy! People are amazed by normal things and that obsession worries me!” Not afraid to take a swipe at his fellow leaders, he adds: “All I do is live like the majority of my people, not the minority. I’m living a normal life and Italian, Spanish leaders should also live as their people do. They shouldn’t be aspiring to or copying a rich minority.”

Jose Mujica is outspoken and sometimes brusque, but he can afford to be so.

Uruguay is often referred to as the most liberal country in South America. As economic and political turmoil threaten to engulf the neighbouring giants of Brazil and Argentina, this country of just three million people certainly feels like a refuge.

Jose Mujica leaves office with a relatively healthy economy and with social stability those bigger neighbours could only dream of.

Mujica’s underlying principles are still socialist but he’s a man who has mellowed with age. Some of the most controversial political initiatives from his five years as president – like the legalisation of abortion and cannabis – were done for pragmatic as much as ideological reasons.

“Marijuana is another plague, another addiction. Some say its good but no, that’s rubbish. Not marijuana, tobacco or alcohol – the only good addiction is love!” says the man who in 2005 married his long-term partner and former co-revolutionary, Lucia Topolansky.

“But 150,000 people smoke [marijuana] here and I couldn’t leave them at the mercy of drugs traffickers,” he says. “It’s easier to control something if it’s legal and that’s why we’ve done this.”

Jose Mujica, who is sometimes described as the “president every other country would like to have,” dismisses all the adulation and attention with a waft of his hand but he is not leaving the stage just yet. “I have no intention of being an old pensioner, sitting in a corner writing my memoirs – no way!” he barks at me with a grin.

“I’m tired of course, but I’m not ready to stop. My journey’s ending and every day I’m a little closer to the grave.” Maybe so, but this enigmatic leader remains an inspiration to many and is a reminder that politics is meant to be a humble and honourable profession.

Why do you do what you do?

That might sound tautological, but think about your work. What is your motivation in picking up what you do? What inspires you? What defines you?

And more specifically to our users, why did you become an entrepreneur?

Unlike a few years ago, entrepreneurship is now an accepted career option. No longer are people afraid to do the tightrope walk without a safety net underneath. But it’s not an easy ride.

Entrepreneurs work incredibly hard; and anything that makes you work that hard will most certainly have an equally strong driver. Why else would you put yourself through so many struggles and sacrifice so much?

An Infographic by Funders and Founders explains why.

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Here it is, at long last. Audi’s second generation R8 Coupe, revealed online ahead of its proper, sweaty-palmed reveal at next week’s Geneva motor show.

And as expected, it’s a meticulous, thorough, well thought-out evolution of the original car that earned Audi so many spurs. It’s still four-wheel-drive, it’s still mid-engined and it still packs a punch, but everything has gotten lighter, stiffer and faster.

Just how fast is quite striking. Audi is currently only offering the new R8 with a 5.2-litre V10 engine in two guises – the “standard” 532bhp version and the range-topping V10 Plus with 602bhp. Yep, same as the Lamborghini Huracán.

Coupled to a lighter body weighing in at 1,454kg (3,205lbs) dry – 50kg lighter than the last R8 – and constantly variable four-wheel drive, the V10 Plus can accelerate from zero to 62mph in 3.2 seconds and top out at 205mph. Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi’s board member for technical development, said: “The new R8 V10 Plus is the most powerful and fastest series production Audi of all time.” Yowser.

The standard V10 is no slouch, though (that’s the blue car above), posting times of 3.5 seconds to 62mph and a top speed of 200mph, while the new R8 E-tron – also being showcased at Geneva – will accelerate from zero to 62mph in 3.9 seconds and promises a range of more than 280 miles (more than double the range of the first R8 E-tron) thanks to better battery tech.

Back to the regular petrol cars, and both will feature the S-tronic double clutch gearbox, but with new software for faster shifting, together with a launch control and coasting function.

And in turn, this is allied to a four-wheel-drive system with an electro-hydraulic clutch on the front axle (replacing the visco clutch of the last car) and a mechanical diff on the rear axle. Audi tells us this newly developed Quattro system allows for fully variable torque distribution, meaning up to 100% of the car’s torque can be sent to either the front or rear axle.

It’s all wrapped up in Audi’s Space Frame body; the central tunnel, B-pillars and rear wall are all made from carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP), while the front, roof arch and rear are made from cast aluminium. Not only is it lighter, but it’s 40% stiffer than before, too. Pointy.

There is double wishbone suspension all round, an aero-optimised underbody, electromechanical steering as standard – replacing the old hydraulic setup – and both cars will get passive dampers and steel suspension as standard. Though of course, you can option the adaptive magnetic dampers, with three modes (Auto, Comfort, Dynamic).

Inside, there’s now a fully digital “virtual cockpit” with all manner of variation for display, and many buttons on the steering wheel to control pretty much everything you need – including a button to make the exhausts chirrup that power even louder. This is a Good Button.

What else can we tell you? There are Audi’s new laser lights, a body that’s pretty much the same size as before (it’s bigger by about 1.6in), an evolutionary design, a fixed wing for the V10 Plus and all manner of customisation.

No word on UK prices just yet, but it’ll start from €165,000 for the base V10, and €187,400 for the V10 Plus. How does it feel and sound? Well, step this way, because TopGear.com was granted a hotride in a prototype. And it’s slidey.