Register for the Wings For Life World Run

Apr 24, 2015 |

One day, Christopher Reeve was Superman. And the next he was in a wheelchair having suffered a serious spinal cord injury while horse riding. He went on to dedicate the rest of his life to funding research into the curing of spinal cord injuries as well as helping those living with paralysis through the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Wings for Life is a non-profit foundation, founded by former motocross world champion Heinz Kinigadner and Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, that is also dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injury and does so by funding research projects...

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Play: The Fitbit Charge HR

Mar 7, 2015 | ,

A couple of weeks back, Fitbit South Africa launched the Fitbit Charge HR with an amazing race type event at Gold Reef City in Joburg. Split into two teams, the collective of journos, bloggers and other partners had the opportunity to get firsthand understanding of the Fitbit, including difference in heart rate before and after rides like the Anaconda. Yes, heart rates did generally rise. Fitness and health is one of those areas that many a tech company has been exploring and the last two years have seen an explosion of apps, features and wearable devices all designed to help us track and...

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Playing With The New Nintendo 3DS

Feb 22, 2015 | ,

In the mid 80s, a Game & Watch Donkey Kong handheld game from Nintendo made its first appearance in the walkways of the high school I attended in Lesotho. Not long after that, I was fortunate enough to be able to hustle one out of my father. This was a glimpse into the unimaginable future; being able to sit, on your own, and navigate your way through this game, on a small screen. This character, Mario, hopped over barrels that a big gorilla threw down in an attempt to stop Mario. It was bliss. Fast-forward a decade or three, while I had drifted away from handheld game consoles over the...

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On CliffCentral With Gareth Cliff

Jan 9, 2015 |

I had the opportunity to chat to Gareth Cliff on his show on CliffCentral on January 8th, 2015. I don't always agree with his opinions but always enjoy interacting with him and this interview was no different. I'm grateful for the chance to share my thoughts on life, relationships, work, poetry, authors, Malcolm X, tattoos, writing, the new companies I'm involved in Project Fable and iMar Entertainment, etc.

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First Race Of The Year – L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate

Jan 8, 2015 |

As I delve further into the world of horseracing with the people at Racing. It’s A Rush, my year ended with a flurry of activity, from the Emerald Cup and International Jockeys' Challenge to the Sansui Summer Cup. A year of horse racing firsts beckon this year, since I’ve never even attended the Vodacom Durban July, but that will change starting with the 154th L’Ormarins Queen's Plate happening this weekend, January 10th, 2015, at Kenilworth Racecourse (which is South Africa's oldest racecourse) in Cape Town. It is South Africa’s oldest race having first been run in 1861 in honour of Queen...

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Africa As One

Jan 6, 2015 | ,

Africa is a vast continent made up of a multitude of countries, cultures, languages, etc. There are said to be an estimated 2000 plus languages spoken on the continent and over 3000 ethnic groups. We have a history that stretches back centuries, beyond colonialism, etc, but we are still seen as the location for beautiful landscapes and safaris or war and disease. There often seems to be no middle ground for those looking from the outside in. We evolve and grow but the image that is projected and shared outside does not. Yes, the business and political worlds recognise the power of getting...

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