More people banking on their cellphones than on their PCs

The number of people banking from their cellphones has exceeded that of people banking from their PCs in South Africa, with more than a quarter of bank customers turning to their cellphones for services ranging from informational transaction types such as balance enquiries to financial transaction types which include account payments. This was one of …

Addiction Action Campaign – People Before Profit Protest March

This is may be the most important march we’ve had in South Africa since 1913 when Gandhi organized to protest the restrictions that had been imposed on the Indian population of South Africa — the first massive civil disobedience campaign. I am bringing into the AAC aspects of online addiction that includes Internet pornography, online …

Social Media Success Stories Needed for next PE 27Dinner

Apologies for the inconvenience with the 27Dinner being postponed from September to October. Everything has been confirmed and we’re going ahead full steam with regular 27Dinner events in Nelson Mandela Bay. We should do at least 4 during 2010, one every 3 months. This month we’re hosting a very special 27Dinner event in Port Elizabeth. …

Open Letter to Uitenhage High School

I have been informed of a number of comments that has been made on a certain Facebook profile regarding a donation and trophy that I’ve made to Uitenhage High School, also referred to as Uitenhage Senior Secondary School in honour of my late friend and classmate Eugene Exford RIP 1999. Him and his wife died …

Join Dalai Lama and Nobel laureates live for a major TED Prize event

Today I received this email from my friends @ TED.com Dear TEDizens, A TED Prize wish is about to be granted. We’d love you to participate. On September 27th, 1pm PDT, Karen Armstrong, joined by the Dalai Lama and three other Nobel laureates, will unveil plans for the launch of the Charter for Compassion. The …