The King of the Jungle, at home

Yesterday, I visited the Lion’s Park in the outskirts of Johannesburg. Approximately 30 minutes drive (most of it on a road called Malinbongwe Drive). The experience was both eye popping and exhilarating. It was closest I have seen and been with wild beasts in their natural habitat – and except I decide a PhD in […]

Thinking Aloud (I): One small thing that matters

As the fire laden balls of water hit my back, I feel the tired muscles in my back untense. And the the ladder laden water wash down my face, away with it the tension of the day going past, giving me another opportunity to start again refreshed in another 24 hour cycle. I am grateful […]

Dear Sir, It was shocking-very shocking-to learn of your demise last night. Whilst I join others to wish you a safe trip to your next destination, I can not help but wonder how in humane man can be. I remember clearly how they flew you in (though we still have doubt you were on that […]

Praying for the President

Written originally on Monday 30supth/sup November 2009 I hate to get unnecessarily emotional, but learning earlier today the President’s ailing health took a worse turn and as such has postponed his return from Saudi Arabia indefinitely was/is scary. Last Thursday’s rumour of his death is the second in one year. The first being earlier this […]

Reflections on ‘things’ from the IGF09

Titans  from the academe, industry, civil society and the in betweens (we cannt always categorize everybody)  are gathered amongst the pyramids of  Egypt at the IGF 2009 conference to discuss the future of information managment and sharing – hope google is represented! As should be expected, in a gathering of such magnitude there will be […]

MJ’s THIS IT

Originally written, October 28th and then forgotten until now. Spent a while (and you can add a fortune too :)) seeing Michael Jackson’s This Is It, which premiers from today in cinemas worldwide. I could not help but conclude that Michael was a bunch of talent and deep thinking giving his calculated dance steps, deliberate […]

Creating your Soundlides

Soundlide a coinage from the two words sound and slide (as in presentations) is an alternative to video. As you may be well aware it is important to keep documentary records of one’s activities as a social entrepreneur at least to remind yourself someday how far you have come and serve as guide to others […]

For my Dad on Father’s day!

This post was originally written on Father’s Day, 2009 and is specially for my Dad and all the real dads in the world! It is Father’s Day and I join all appreciative children worldwide in celebrating fatherhood and the strong men behind the institution that fatherhood is. Mine is a strict no-nonsense man who never […]