Blogging about Jacob Zuma not Malema
Blogging about politicians seems to be a sure-fire way to get extra traffic. Politicians like South African President, Jacob Zuma, is constantly in the news. All his speeches like those by Julius Malema feature heavily in the local news media and social media, sparking several fake profiles and debates in the last year especially. Back […]
Faithful friends
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. The best friend you can ever have is a friend who does not always agree with everything you say. You need someone with a different world view, who sees things differently, and is not afraid to speak their mind, even […]
What is NETucation?
NETucation is a campaign to use new ways of education in the Internet age to raise the standards of living in Africa. Our vision is to bring broadband Internet access to over 50% of the African population. According to World Internet Stats, Africa only achieves 13.5% penetration among its 1,037,524,058 people. The rest of the […]
THRIVE: Entrepreneurs Organisation invitation
Recently I was invited to submit a video for the selection committee of the Vancouver chapter for the Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO). EO is a dynamic global network of more than 8,000 business owners in 40 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, the year 2012 marks EO’s 25th anniversary. With its transformative […]
Material is Magical movie for the new Millennium
Material is in a class of its own because it fusses so many different genres successfully. Oscar winning “Tsotsi” gave the world a peak into South African thug-life life on the streets of Johannesburg. Material is strong for very different reasons. The characters are quirky, sometimes funny and almost magical in their qualities. Ronnie Apteker, […]