Friday, September 04, 2015





In the land of old Pharaoh, is a man called Naguib Sawiris. He has a crazy idea--humanitarian crazy: to purchase an island for the world's refugees. 

On September 1, 2015, he tweeted: "Greece or Italy sell me an island, I'll call its independence and host the migrants and provide jobs for them building their new country." 

Sawiris is a billionaire CEO and chairman of Orascom TMT--a telecommunications firm that operates globally.

His concern is the plight of refugees seeking shelter in Europe as "human beings." Human dignity is priority number one for him. The refugees may be in a desperate situation, but they are not "cattle."

The Egyptian entrepreneur is game to spend between $10 million and $100 million. Scratching land for a new country has been done over again, but the "main thing is investment in infrastructure," he claimed.

Wednesday, August 05, 2015



Ever wondered what proficiency made people like Microsoft creator Bill Gates, Apple's Steve Jobs, and Facebook's Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg famous billionaires? Then you and/or your kid needs to learn how to code.

And Python programming language could be the answer for you. Python is an open source project released to the general public free of charge. It was created by Guido Van Rossum (dubbed Benevolent Dictator for life by his colleagues) in December 1989. Version 3.4.3 of Python has just been released in February 2015.

Open source is defined as "freely available technology licensed under terms compatible with Version 1.9 (or later) of the Open Source Definition ..." This kind of projects receive their lifeblood from individual funding. 

The Python Software Foundation, a non-profit membership organization, is "devoted to advancing open source technology related to the Python programming language." So free software to help with the learning process is downloadable from www.python.org.  


Monday, August 03, 2015



GOOGLE IS AT IT AGAIN. AND THIS TIME, IT IS CAMPAIGNING TO SHOWCASE HOW AFRICANS ARE HELPING THEMSELVES TO THE UBIQUITOUS INTERNET. 

It is partnering with regional organizations that include the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and one of South Africa's most consumed sunday newspapers the City Press.

A contestant entering Africa Connected tells a story of how they are using GOOGLE products to change the immediate world around them. 

Take Mdu Ntuli for instance. Ntuli was a typical boy growing up in native South Africa. This is how the site of Africa Connected describes him: "Mdu is a young artist who grew up loving comics and trained himself using tutorials for both 2D and 3D animation on YouTube."

Ntuli's passion has made him a force to be reckoned with that, continues the site, he now manages a "YouTube channel showcasing his animated films in his local Zulu language which has received millions of views."

The cut-off date for submissions is October 31 each year.

Friday, June 26, 2015




"Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful". This is how the biggest and best search engine in the world described its audacious goal back when it started out. 

Now that mission is about to get a virtual boost. Google has announced connecting the world using wifi hot spots, free of charge.

Making internet connect free like the air we breath is a God-like act.

Thank You Google.