Last week I had the privilege of talking to librarians of Polokwane and outlying areas about social media. We only had time to touch on the basics – Wikipedia, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Blogs and the philosophy underlying social media. What I realised is that there is keen interest in anything new and a wish to [...]
My previous post raised interesting comments. All seem to reflect on the municipality’s capacity to plan ahead. The post and comments are here http://www.nicp.co.za/2008/11/polokwane-municipality-does-not-care.html But look at the photo taken on the corner of Cygnus and Grobler Streets in Sterpark. The electricity section dug this trench three weeks ago to “take electricity to Pick ‘n [...]
The slogan of Polokwane municipality is “Naturally Progressive”. Well, it will have to happen naturally or by act of God because it will not happen if it depends on some officials. My daughter lives in a town house in Polokwane where the previous inhabitants ran up a nearly R2000,00 water and electricity account. “Not to [...]
Barack Obama is going to save us all, that is the impression I get when I see the reaction to his victory. People in Kenia hope it will result in some positive but unidentified spin-off for them, black (all) people in South Africa hope it will ignite a new awareness of their own worth and [...]
Most confrontations between individuals and the establishment is the making of the defenders of a power structure. Whether it is a religion overreacting to criticism, a government official acting with antagonism because she does not know why a specific form is necessary, or a manager that realises that a subordinate know more than he does, [...]
