Top 10 SA Entertainment Blogs

Sep 2, 2015 | ,

I have always found anything that comes with a ranking extremely subjective and, therefore, open to discussion/ debate/ disagreement. But I am not so foolish as to look a gift horse in the mouth. The people over at Buzz South Africa have put together a Top 10 Outstanding Entertainment Blogs In South Africa 2015 infographic and have included this site on the list, which I am grateful for. I've been running it since 2009 but, I must confess, have often been erratic with it due to life. One day I will get round to running the editorial calendar that I have in my head. It is encouraging that...

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Shout, Build, Smile

Sep 1, 2015 | , ,

SHOUT, the non-profit organisation founded by Kabelo Mabalane and Danny K in 2007, has launched the third song to raise funds to help in the struggle against crime in South Africa. Established following the tragic murder of legendary South African reggae musician Lucky Dube, SHOUT has been focused on building and stocking of libraries in primary schools around South Africa. The first three libraries have been setup in Soweto, Mitchells Plain and Phalaborwa. The first song was a cover of the Tears For Fears song Shout while the second song was a cover of the song You’re The Voice, made famous...

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Jaguar XE Coming To South Africa

Aug 26, 2015 |

Jaguar has always had a certain appeal. An appeal that comes from an air of elegance, luxury and class coupled with an underlying edge and mystery, especially in the sportier models. Or perhaps that’s just my British schooling (in Lesotho) speaking. I have never been much of a car nut. I have covered many kilometres driving around Southern Africa and have generally focused on driveability, comfort, design and functionality. Aesthetics are important to me. A couple of years ago, a second-hand Jaguar X-Type made its way into our garage and was part of the family for 6 wonderful years. When we...

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99 Problems With Instax

Aug 18, 2015 |

The Fujifilm instax mini 8 is a nifty little retro camera that takes instant pictures. I was lucky enough to get one as a gift at a Club Med event and I am loving playing with it, although my children probably love it more. Steve and I chat about it in this episode of the Art of Life. We also chat about Ali Graham’s book 99 Problems, which I had to pick up after following his Tumblr blog for a while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmiHpc0sRF0&feature=youtu.be

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Put In The Work

Aug 10, 2015 |

I have realised that, increasingly, there are things people do on this social and digital media driven world that do not make sense to me. Actually, not just in the man-made cloud universe but also in the physical realm, but this isn’t about that. This confusion is made even more complicated because there are times when I inadvertently do some things that feel very much like the actions that don’t make sense to me. As a professional working in different industries, including building communities around brands, using primarily content and communications strategies, sharing is an important...

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Microsoft Mobile’s Affordability Strategy

Jul 22, 2015 |

The Transition Following the purchase of Nokia’s Devices and Services division for US$7.3million and rebranding it Microsoft Mobile Oy, Microsoft has continued to build on the Lumia range, which included the 800 and 1020 (with its 41 megapixel camera). Since completion of the acquisition in April last year, they have launched, in the SA market, the Lumia 930 (June 2014), the Lumia 630 (June 2014), the dual-sim Lumia 730 (October 2014) and the first Microsoft-branded Lumia 535 (January 2015). While we are still waiting for what could be considered a ‘flagship’ Microsoft-branded Lumia device,...

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