Paul van Zyl gave one of the regular 3-minute talks that fit in between the main talks at TED. He was involved with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa and now runs an NGO in New York that shares these strategies and experience with other countries in transition. For more on this work, please visit his website.
Online abuse and cyberbullying are becoming more and more prevalent. The rise of technology and how integral it is becoming part of our lives is indisputable. In South Africa, we now have over 5.3 million Internet users and approximately 33 million cellphone users, of which over 9 million are mobile Internet users. Think about how…
Tonight I went to the recording of a special episode of eTV soap, SCANDAL, with my friend Sieraaj Ahmed, a journalist at You magazine. I met the gorgeous Genevieve Howard, formerly a Goodhope FM DJ and several other beautiful women. What’s funny about her is that she looks pretty plain most of the time in…
This is a column I wrote for the Institute of Directors’ Directorship magazine “A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies.” Cluetrain Manifesto The term “Cluetrain”…
Received this email from the eminent Ryan A. Gibson, organiser of Joburg Tweet-ups… This is our second tweet-up (#JHBtweetup) and it is looking great for attendance. I want to welcome the new members as you have helped this group double in size. Please send your twitter name to me so that I can prepare your…
Ivorian architect Issa is a partner in Koffi-Diabate Architects. His work marries African urbanity with local solutions. Exasperated with the worship of ethnicity, his goal as a designer is to create classic objects that travel easily. He shows a sketch by an artist of the city of Lagos, imagined 20 years ago. In seeking out…