1time sale on till Saturday…cheaper than driving.
So some of us managed a break over Easter – some would say already a distant memory….and others didn’t. We love the creative and timing of 1times current promotion, fly anywhere in the country for R185. That’s less than a tank of petrol! No lies there. Click on the image to see the promotion and click here to fly to 1time. Go GO...
Thembi Ngubane – sharing her HIV journey
Represent would like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to Thembi Ngubane from Khayelitsha, a brave and courageous young HIV+ South African woman who is telling her personal story both digitally and through touring both the US and SA to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Thembi turns only 22 today and judging from her story, has single-handedly done more for the fight than many corporates or businesses have through her Radio Diaries project. She spent a year recording her life and experience of living with HIV/AIDS, her haunting words can be heard at the AIDS diary Project. Be strong sisi, we love you. From Thembi’s blog: My name is Thembi Ngubane and I come from a township outside of Cape Town in South Africa called Khayelitsha. I look taller in these pictures than I really am. I am currently doing a tour of my country speaking about what it is like to live with HIV and AIDS. This all started with an audio diary that I began to keep in 2004 to be broadcast on National Public Radio in the United States. At first I wanted to keep my identity anonymous. But I began to love the diary and it became part of me. At the same time people around me were dying of HIV and AIDS so I felt that I had to disclose. I was invited on a five city speaking tour in the US in 2006 presenting to high schools, colleges, community centers and even for places like CNN and MTV. At this point I saw people”s positive response and I decided that this documentary must also reach people South Africa. Reaching people with my story in South Africa is the most important thing I have done. This is because in my country everyone is either infected or affected by this disease. This blog is a recollection of this two week tour of my...
Map of Gun Crime in the world
It’s troubled times for the US as they deal with the aftermath of the 32 people killed at the Virginia Tech. The UK Guardian tells us that the 23 year old Korean sent a video to the NBC after his first rampage. “The Virginia campus killer paused in the two-hour gap between the first and second shootings to post a package containing a video, photographs and a multi-page statement to a US television headquarters. NBC News received the package yesterday and handed it to the FBI. It included a digital photograph of Cho Seung-hui, 23, with his arms spread wide, a handgun in each. He was wearing a black baseball cap backwards, black gloves, and a vest with an array of pouches – the same clothes described by witnesses to the shooting.” More here. Check out this map from CNN (Thanks Aquoibon) here that shows the frightening amount of gun crime in the world. Sadly South Africa fits into the HIGH zone. Eish. Not...
Represent Recommends: Sophiatown in Newtown
If you love Newtown like we do and want to know about what’s going down from entertainment to downtown rejuvenation, then visit the official Newtown website – subscribe to the newsletter which updates you on all the news. Click here to zoom there. Always loving Newtown! Check out the list of Newtown restaurants here. Visit the Sophiatown restaurant on the ground floor of the KAYA FM building on Mary Fitzgerald Square. Service is still getting there and the menu was still en route when we went but the decor is stunning and the vibe on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon is great. Chilling out in the city having a glass of great wine and watching people go by! Thanks to Lungi and Shereen for the intro and one of the best afternoons in Newtown. From the Newtown site: “Located at No. 1 central Place, Sophiatown is set to be another huge attraction in the Newtown Cultural Precinct. The atmosphere at Sophiatown is laid back and stylish, with Jazz and African marimba beats playing while people come together to enjoy a meal with great company or just have a few drinks in the cigar lounge. Sophiatown can seat up to 180 people and is available as a venue for functions.Sophiatown is open during the week from 10am-11.30pm, and on weekends until late. Contact (011) 836-5999 “PIC and words above: http://www.newtown.co.za/ PIC and words...
Zap ’em in the Zoopy!
Congrats to the team behind SA’s very own YouTube http://www.zoopy.co.za/. You know we love YouTube as it’s such an unbelievable global platform for story-telling and is frequented by web users the world over (besides all the other amazing things about it) but it’s fantastic to welcome our very own South African version which takes all the effort out of searching for SA visual content. Welcome ZOOPY! It’s superniche and filled with our own wicked sense of humour and weird nuances that make you feel right at home… It’s also encouraging people to share their stories and lives, something along the lines of what we try to do – bring people closer together and encourage communication and citizen journalism. A fantastic example of people power in action on Zoopy is the FNB anti-crime ad that was pulled before going live on tv – whether you like it or not, at least you can get to see it and make up your own mind. See it here. So – use it don’t use it, but we say: use your phone, use your video cam, get shooting and upload your stories...
Need to convert docs so you can open them? Easy!
Nowadays it’s not just graphic designers who use sexy sleek and much desired Apple Mac’s – now that you can buy a Mac with a version of Office built-in, it’s a must have for those with a taste for the finer things in life regardless of the strong graphics functionality associated with Mac’s. The problem is if you’re a PC freak and you need to open a Mac doccie that one of your aesthetically inclined buddies has sent you from their yummy G4 that you just can’t open… what do you do? Or, if you have another friend who’s open-source crazy and refuses to use any programs that you can vaguely recognize, what then?Well – you no longer need to worry about these little time-wasters and brow-wrinklers, some real geniuses have created Media Convert, a free online service that converts video, text, audio, you name it… from one format to another in a matter of seconds. “Media-Convert is 100% free. No software is needed, and you don’t have to register. You only need your favorite Internet browser. Your files are ready 7/7 days 24/24 hours.” Zoom to Media Convert...
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