Then you can’t help to wonder what the real issue behind this price increase is. Is it really to improve the country’s electricity infrastructure or is it merely to line the pockets of the fat cats at the top. I believe it is the latter and I have very good reason to believe so.

This morning The Herald published an article wherein it is stated that Eskom was offered an opportunity to partner with a Madagascar-based company called Cyclocean. Paul Greyshock, a representative of the company, has been based in East London for the past month researching the possibility of harnessing the energy from the Agulhas current flowing off the coast of East London. Greyshock says, “The energy at Agulhas is more than all the coal in the world.” (aaarrrgghhhh, are they that stupid??!!)

Eskom merely had to invest R150 000 for a joint-risk project whereby a test unit is set in place to determine the optimum placement for future units. Eskom said they did not have the finance as they need to take care of the two new power stations in their care. (another aarrrrggghh!!!)

“They’ve been responsive there (Florida),” Greyshock said. “I don’t think Eskom was ready for this – (the technology) may be a bit ahead of its time.” (got that damn right!!!)

Eskom did not comment!!!! (I rest my case)

Apparently the door has been left open for a partnership.

You can read the full article in The Herald here, Eskom snubs ocean energy solution.

How will we ever move forward as a country? Shouldn’t the government be stepping in here. I thought the idea was that the whole world is looking for ways to save resources and stop abusing the planet.

This proves a very fine point (as if we did not know this already!!). Eskom is just out to make more money from the consumer. They sure as hell don’t want to hear about cheaper energy solutions as they simply “cannot afford it” (in more ways than one).

Please forward this to everyone you know!!

Now that I have had a chance to stay there for a month, I got a better feel for the place. Besides it’s beauty, which is the first observation, I now had a chance to get a feel for the capetonians. I suddenly realised that they are not the nicest bunch of people in this country. It seems almost everybody is walking around with a chip on their shoulder. And please don’t get me wrong, I met some amazing people there, but they are few and far between. The majority seems to feel they are somehow superior to the rest of humanity. They are unfriendly and unhelpful. This includes the people in the service industry. You’re almost too scared to ask them for any assistance.

So now I’ve been trying to figure out what exactly this is. I recall a lot of stand-up comedians making fun of this. They seem to think it’s because of the mountain. Like, “we’re sooo cool dude, we havva mountain an’ all”. Haha! I have to honestly say, I think this is exactly what it is!! The people living farther away from the city do not seem to suffer from this, just the bunch living in Table Mountain’s shadow.

So I tried to imagine what Cape Town would be like without the mountain. And the answer is, it will just be another city! Just like Jo’burg or some or other polluted, busy place.

Capetonians really need to lighten up. They’re living in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. It reminds me of the saying, ‘Beauty only runs skin deep’.

Man – the human, is not just flesh, blood and bones

Man is much more than just the physical, emotional and mental. The human is Soul and therefore of the pure spirit of God .Yet, these days, so conscious of the base, material and sensual has man recently become, he has not only abused his environment and the atmosphere, but also lost himself almost irretrievably.

Hence the resulting chaos and suffering in our world today such as poverty, pandemics, war, earthquakes etc.

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Earthdance is a worldwide affair. The mission, to promote peace by joining participants worldwide in a synchronized PRAYER FOR PEACE and to support humanitarian causes through the global language of music and dance.
A percentage of proceeds are donated to a charity.

The PE event will start on Wednesday and run through to Sunday.The event boasts 51 local, national and international deejays set to spin decks for a whopping ninety hours in an attempt to mix music with global prayers for peace.

There will be 360 parties taking place across the planet and the Port Elizabeth party – which has been marketed from East London to Wilderness, Cradock to Graaff-Reinet – will have something for everyone, organisers say.

The festival will take place at the Rover Race Track on Victoria Drive where there will be live acts, fire jugglers, magicians, clothing stores and even an aerobatic display on Thursday contributing to the carnival atmosphere.

Tickets for the massive event are R100 for a single day, R200 for a full pass and R350 for a VIP pass. JOin the grouo on Facebook for more info, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=84499518583&ref=share.

People this is not a 4 way stop! It does not work like a traffic light either. And NO, it is not first come first serve, neither was it designed for people to show how polite they are by letting other people go first.

To those of you who have legally obtained your licenses and have
actually done the K53, you will remember that you learned that traffic
from the right has right of way. That’s it. It’s that simple.

Come now people. I know it’s been hard with traffic circles and speed
bumps (don’t even get me started on the bloody speed bumps!) going up all over town, but they’re here to stay, deal with it
and learn the rules!

With the 2010 World Cup fever mounting, Google has started mapping the major cities in South Africa. People have been showing interest in experiencing some South African culture first-hand.

So when you come across this vehicle, don’t forget to put on your best smile!

Related article: Google Maps Street View – Port Elizabeth

Coming to Port Elizabeth for the first time since it started more than a decade ago, the conference will stand out in terms of the extent and variety of new research results being shared between scholars and industry.

According to the local organising chairperson and senior lecturer at the NMMU School of Information and Communication Technology Ms Darelle van Greunen, the ZA-WWW stands out as a true multi-disciplinary event. “Researchers (academics and those from industry) are brought together from the wide spectrum of human knowledge: with web applications as the common denominator,” said Van Greunen. She said that the aim of the conference is to provide academics, researchers and web developers with an opportunity to describe and discuss innovative and fresh internet.

“The conference provides where ideas and experiences on a national and international basis are shared. It promotes networking and business opportunities, encourages study and use of the World Wide Web.”

Conference presentations at Pine Lodge Conference Centre will consist of addresses by invited keynote speakers, peer-reviewed papers on current research results, industry reports, new web-based product reviews by prominent businesses, research progress reports and poster presentations and tutorials.

Van Greunen said the conference also provides the opportunity to liaise with possible future business partners and build strong brands and visibility throughout South Africa through exhibitions.

People interested in booking exhibition space and those requiring more information, can contact Ms van Greunen on 041-5043313 or 0825642356 or send an e-mail message to Darelle.vangreunen[at]nmmu.ac.za.

You can read the full article here: Annual Conference on World Wide Web Applications in Port Elizabeth.

According to IT news website, ITWeb (article here), the website www.fifaworldcup.durban.gov.za, will have features such as a live webcam of the stadium as well as interactive postcards and galleries.

After scrutinizing the website myself, I am unable to figure out where the high costs come into play. As a web designer, I can’t help but be critical about the site. The design is definitely nothing to write home about and looking at some of the code on the site, it was built using outdated coding standards, such as tables. Even though the site was built using ASP, it is not any different from any open source content management systems I have seen before. In fact, I know of far more advanced CMS’s than what I see on that site.

True, there might be something going on behind the scenes which the public is not aware of, but R6.5 million??

There is a discussion on this at the famous Port Elizabeth website, MyPE.

I would really like to hear people’s opinions on this! If any professional web developers read this, please leave your comments! I would like to believe I am missing something here!