Athlone Living Lab: Change is Possible

Bradley Naidoo sharing with students from Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), researchers in the Athlone Living Lab, how change is possible no matter what the circumstances. He is one of our Reconstructed Members who have been using Social Media for Social Change. Listen to his story here

How much will a tweet cost you from your Mobile?

Well this post is a short test to see the cost of tweeting from a Mobile phone using some of the technologies I've got on my Nokia N81. The reason for this little experiment was specifically aimed at communities where cost is an issue or barrier to access or share information.

Cost for a single tweet per technology on my mobile:

m.twitter.com - zaR0.04 (Your personal and friends' tweets, @replies, Your Profile, People you follow, Public timeline, Drawbacks: No direct messaging possible, No Retweeting)

m.slandr.net - zaR0.07 (Your and friends' tweets (with some pics too), replies, directs, search, public timeline, Retweet, pic and tweet, geo friends (location based)

Fring - zaR0.05 (your personal and friends' tweets, takes long to load sometimes)

MXit(using Spoink setup) - zaR0.01 (One way tweeting at the moment, Only pushing messages nothing else)


Well now that you have the costs and some of the functionalities of the technologies you know which tool will be best for you. Personally I prefer m.slander.net let me know whats your choice or if there are any other tools you are using that we could add to this list. Happy Mobile Tweeting:-)

Radio SAFM Interview

This morning I was part of a panel on the SAFM after 8 morning debate. The discussion was around the problem of substance abuse and youth in South Africa and it was good to hear what others are thinking about the current substance abuse problems we have in our country. While listening to the other members on the panel and the callers I realised that there are so much for us to do and with the technologies that we have we could see how we can support the reduction of demand of these illegal substances.

Reconstructed Podcast Episode 6 "Bradley Naidoo: The Man of the Moment"

Throughout your life you meet people that enters and leaves your personal space, but very seldom you meet a man of the calibre of Mr. Bradley Naidoo. Listen to his story

Episode 6:The story of Bradley Naidoo

Athlone Living Lab: Student Buzz

Yesterday we officially had students from Cape Peninsula University of Technology joining us at the Athlone Living Lab in Bridgetown. The initiative is where students work in the local community with citizens to co-develop ICT solutions for the community. The students will be based at the community development space for the next 2 weeks and will learn more about the Living Lab. The Athlone Living Lab is co-sponsored by COFISA and a collaboration between CPUT, Impact Direct and the Bridgetown community.

Live on SABC 2

This morning I had the privilege of appearing on SABC 2 Morning Live show. It was a wonderful opportunity to share some of our findings on the Drug Advice Support (DAS) system. After the show we were showered with calls from all across South Africa people seeking help or willing to assist in the Reconstruction of citizens.