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.  

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.