iTxt a bad MXit clone going nowhere slowly

  At the end of 2006 I was contacted about a new mobile message company iTXT, that claimed to launch safer chat rooms on cellphones. This was at the height of MXit’s initial negative publicity. I investigated the company and signed up on my cellphone to evaluate the service. I immediately found some usability problems […]

Peter Diamandis on Stephen Hawking in zero gravity

 It feels like yesterday that I met Professor Stephen Hawking in Cape Town at the AIMS 2008 graduation and the launch of the Next Einstein project. While at this event, I spoke at length with Pik Both, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he related how he had met Stephen Hawking in the 1990s. And […]

Understanding Sasol’s BEE offer

 Some advice to a would-be Inzalo share scheme subscriber from Riaz Gardee. Riaz Gardee11 Jun 2008 Dear Aunty Kay, You seemed to be very interested in the Sasol Inzalo BEE offer during our last visit and mentioned that you had read very little about it in the press. You also thought the prospectus was too […]

Finally made it to Cape Town 27Dinner

 Last Friday, I finally made it to 27Dinner in Cape Town. This particular event was oversubscribed, which is a healthy sign for any event organisers and sends a positive message to all the participants. It reminds me of when someone said, the geeks shall inherit the earth 😉 This is really a superb way to […]

Kimmie Weeks on Ending Poverty In Africa

 Kimmie Weeks speaks about how to end poverty in Africa. I really enjoyed the video clip of one of his inspirational talks, originally posted here. You should also check out his own video clip archive on Youtube. For every Charles Taylor, there has to be a Kimmie Weeks. I am re-posting this video on because […]