Using MXit on Your BlackBerry

BlackBerry Curve 9320

Even though BlackBerry has it own Instant Messaging software, 17 million MXit users make it very appealing to use the MXit application on your BlackBerry with unlimited Internet. So, you’ve got a Blackberry and you want to MXit with your friends. Now you can – just download MXit and ‘Join the MXit Evolution’ 1. To […]

 

Striking teachers are full of shit, allowing children to suffer

When I was in high school, there was a massive teachers’ strike in 1990. This was my Standard 8 or Grade 10 year, and we did not have a permanent principal at Uitenhage High School. This was also a time for massive changes in the South African political landscape, with Nelson Mandela being released and […]

 

Coping with onine abuse in South Africa

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 […]

 

Missing Children South Africa – We need your help…

From Judy Botes @ Missing Children SA For the December holidays, 22 children were reported missing to Missing Children SA. Fortunately, together with SAPS – 19 of these children have been recovered. Since official statistics were started in 1994 OVER 900 OF THE CHILDREN REPORTED MISSING IN SOUTH AFRICA, HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED. Experts believe […]

 

Joburg Tweet-Up Name Tags and Event Tweets

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 […]