Tag archive for ‘south africa’
South Africa’s New Media Events, Conferences and Expos
Here's a list of regular, worthwhile-looking New Media events. By that, I mean to exclude print media and advertising unless the primary focus is online. I'll add as I notice others.
Web, software, digital design, development and internet entrepreneurship events are welcome. I'll also note those I have attended and add some micro-reviews when I have [...]
Found! Some neat South African used cars - Part 2
So here's another compilation of interesting cars, buggies and wheeled beasties I find as I go about my travels on the South African Interweb. Part one is here.
Lada Niva 1600 Project Car:
R8500 - Cape Town
Not running, but de-rusted, resprayed, rubberized, with mags a towbar and sparewheel rack.
1971 Citroën DS20 5spd:
R20000 - Cape [...]
Found! Some neat South African used cars - Part 1
Being a huge closet car fan, I thought I'd start a collection of some of the cars I spot for sale in SA as there's some great oddities and bargains around. I browse Gumtree most days to see what odd stuff has popped up, waiting for a moment when I can't resist to pounce on [...]
Dusi Canoe Marathon 2009
Today I'm in the Drakensberg mountains attending a wedding (this has to be one of the most beautiful spots in the world to tie the knot), watching the clouds change the incredible mountain vista in front of me. This is also the final day of the 2009 Dusi Canoe marathon, set in the same provence, [...]
Broadband and Phone in South Africa
I wanted to share a few things about getting online, both in terms of internet and mobile in South Africa, particularly for UK residents.
The first thing I did when I landed was pick up a HSDPA package from Vodacom Hire. This is a really convenient service for a temporary solution. They give you a [...]
Useful Equivalent Websites in South Africa
I thought it might be useful to post some of the equivelents to popular euro/US sites that I've come across in South Africa, for those who are used to doing everything online. I'll add to this as I come across others.
Auctions, P2P selling, Classifieds (like Ebay)
Although Ebay.co.za exists, it isn't really being used a great [...]