Just the Facts About Online Youth Victimization
The research now about victimisation on the Internet turns out to be vastly different from what is reported in the media. This is leading me to believe South Africa needs to invest heavily in researching the impact of the Internet and mobile phones on young children and teenagers. So many assumptions are turning out to […]
What can I do to make me feel better about me?
This is a question from Yahoo! Answers that I answered and was voted Best Answer by the person who asked the question… As the week keeps going, I’m feeling more and more depressed. I feel like pretty soon something is going to happen to me because of my bad decisions. What can I do to […]
Visiting Tanzania for the first time to attend TEDGlobal
This week I’m in Arusha, Tanzania, attending the TEDGlobal conference. Travelling is one of those experiences which truly enriches your life. When you travel outside of your country you are stretching your own comfort zone. Back in 2000, I spent 6 months working and living in the United Arab Emirates. That was a big culture […]
Laughing meditation with Rasada Goldblatt
Tonight I attended my first ever laughing meditation run by my friend Rasada Goldblatt. The laughing meditation is a interesting and unusual way to to reconnect to self. While we did different laughing exercises I realised the moment I start thinking something in my past or something in my future – I would not laughing […]
Patricia de Lille vs MXit and the Bloggers
You may have heard Patricia de Lille speaking out on MXit and blogging over the last few days. Well, she was on 702/Cape Talk radio last night. I tuned in towards the tail end of the conversation. Dave Duarte, a blogger, stepped in to defend freedom of expression with blogging. I called in to make […]