MXit responds to offensive lists of shame

In May 2007 the South African blogosphere was shook to its core with the abusive allegations from the SA Male Prostitute Blogger. Patricia de Lille, leader of the Independent Democrats party, took this personal and raged a campaign against blogging and MXit to be controlled. Now the lists of shame that has been circulating on MXit is likely to cause a similar outcry from authorities, parents and the community at large.

Buying The Secret in South Africa is a bad idea!

 Last week, I went to purchase some ink for my Lexmark printer at CNA. While there, I asked the saleslady whether they had a copy of The Secret DVD (not the book!). As it turns out, they were sold out. But what really shocked me was the retail price of R450! That is about US$65 […]

Khaya Dlanga does The Skype Dance

 Khaya Dlanga is South Africa’s top video blogger with over 10,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. His most recent video is a hilarious little dance move he calls the Skype Dance. If you want to know more about Skype, download it; otherwise, if you want to learn more,e read this beginner’s guide for South Africans. […]

The Mobile Menace – Cellphone Matters

 Please pick up a copy of the current issue of Drum magazine, 24 July 2008, and read the pages 44 and 45 for the article “The Mobile Menace“, which has the following 7 tips I share with parents. 1. Don’t buy cellphones for your child below 13 years old. Electronic wireless devices like cellphones emit […]

Avoiding the uninspiring Flying Solo Unconference

 At the Cape Town 27Dinner event in June 2008, Jo Duxbury made a great pitch for people to attend the first Flying Solo Unconference in Cape Town and Johannesburg. I really liked the idea because it was all about sharing ideas on growing your business with like-minded people. And the idea of the unconference is […]