Not My Will is a movie which depicts the perils faced by youths, especially in university environments. At the beginning of the movie, the protagonist, Nalo, is distressed by a very disturbing dream which plunges her into the hands of Simon, a ‘successful’ scammer who dazzles her with his ill-gotten riches and flashy lifestyle. Unable to resist, she is dragged into a world of ostentatious living without any knowledge of the source of these riches.

This causes her relationship with her boyfriend, Weg to undergo some strain. When she finally finds out the source of his money, she is appalled and she humiliates him publicly. Simon is infuriated and is determined to get his dignity restored at the expense of Nalo.
Not My Will is also packed with musical performances by a great variety of artists in a live musical concert featured in the movie. This movie is a must-watch for all families and all music lovers.

Not My Will Official Site

A portrait of the new black South African middle class by Saskia Vredeveld. Multimillionaire entrepreneur and Felicia is living and working in South Africa and the United States. She is seen by young people as role models, a black girl from Soweto that her dream has successfully realized. Millionaire Richard is assimilated and living in a predominantly white, gated community. The government policy of positive discrimination, he is a businessman with prestige and wealth has become. Vusi Real Estate Millionaire in the making industry has developed from street kid to a man of property who would rather continue to live in Soweto. How do they live as new realms in South Africa? Production: N. Room.

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African Writers, Literature and Ideas: Poetry, Prose, Essays, Drama, Interviews, Videos, Photos, Literary News and Discourse.

When:Already done
What:Social TV Forum
Where:London,UK

See some of the questions that I have been discusses at the forum.

Can social interaction via the TV generate operator revenues ? Social TV, defining next generation TV services?
Will TV go the way of the iPhone? What does the social media sector offer the TV industry?
Integration of Social TV apps within the EPG – Social TV as an extension of the EPG?
Social networks – the new entrant to the video market? Producing TV content for social networks? Social networks as a platform for future TV content delivery?
Examine the current state of the market – from broadcasters, content providers, social networks, brands, advertisers and analysts.
Understand the key trends driving social TV. Building and improving the TV conversation, creating personal content and interactivity, and understanding opinions and engagement as a natural extension of the TV?

What are your personal thoughts on the subject matter.We will update this post as we gather online the debatesand conclusion of this conference.

Liberia, which was rated as recording the fastest gains, is emerging from the legacy of a 14-year civil war that ended in 2003. President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who became Africa’s first female elected head of state in 2005, has won the support of donors for her plans to boost economic growth and fight corruption.[Financial times]

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Ian from Tech4Africa made this annoucement:
With TECH4AFRICA two weeks away, I wanted to share latest news, and some of the things we’ve got in store for delegates, hope you’ll bear with me.

I’m really excited about listening to Leila Janah, as I think that what she’s doing is both amazing and inspirational. Leila and her work with Samasource highlights how global thinking, skills and experience can be applied to great effect in the African context, which is a key focus of the conference.

We’re delighted to announce that IS & FNB are our Foundation Partners, which underscores their commitment to African tech and innovation. It goes without saying that their vision has been instrumental for us.

We’re also really happy to announce the SeedCamp finalists for 2010, which are: Twangoo, GetaGreatBoss.com, Feeperfect, FloCash, Cobi interactive, Obami, Cognician, Thisarmy, Cred, 10Layer and iSigned. This is a great start for African tech entrepreneurs, and signals the opportunity for anyone with a great idea and a little gumption, to gain access to the early stage investor network in Europe, and in Africa. If you’re an investor, please get in touch as we’d like to help open up those channels further.

Our workshops, which are intense, day long, detail oriented sessions, are selling fast. So if you’re interested in learning from global leaders in tech, then I would strongly suggest booking now to avoid the disappointment of not being able to gain from their experience and knowledge.
Checkout more information about the workshops at: http://tech4africa.com/workshops/

We’ve also worked hard to create an awesome environment at the conference, so this is what’s in store for delegates:

1. Speakers on panels will be talking from couches, not lecterns
2. Questions are encouraged after each session
3. Our speakers will be listening in at other talks, just like all the other delegates
4. Andy budd, Joe Stump, Dustin Diaz, Jonathan Snook and John Resig, will be doing an intimate technical Q & A session, where they’ll talk about issues they’ve faced and how they’ve approached them. This is a vital session for anyone technical.
5. There will be suprises prizes under seats, and a “goody bag”
6. We’ve created ample opportunity for hallway conversations, networking, and meeting new people
7. There is an interactive expo environment including a news studio, internet cafe and an FNB coffee lounge
8. There’ll be unique badges to help start conversations and introductions
9. A deadly serious “no ties” and “no suits” policy!
10. Between all the serious stuff, there is a Cocktail party (with DJ) and an After party, where we hope you’ll join us for some fun!

Tech4Africa is featuring Clay Shirky, Leila Chirayath Janah (Samasource), Andy Budd (Clearleft), Alex Hunter, Erin Caton (Apple), Joe Stump (SimpleGeo), Jonathan Snook (Yahoo!) and Dustin Diaz (Twitter), among many other great local speakers. Clay Shirky is one of the worlds leading voices on all things Internet, and will be delivering the Keynote speech.
Checkout more at http://tech4africa.com/speakers/

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President Obama held a town hall meeting with African Leaders from over 50 countries about the future of Africa in an interconnected world.
This meeting took place on August 3rd 2010 in Washington DC,USA.

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Date:September 26-29th 2010
Location:Copenhagen,Denmark
Ubicomp is a premier venue for presenting research in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and understanding of ubiquitous computing systems. Ubicomp is an interdisciplinary field of research and development that utilizes and integrates pervasive, wireless, embedded, wearable and/or mobile technologies to bridge the gaps between the digital and physical worlds. Ubicomp 2010 will bring together top researchers and practitioners who are interested in both the technical and applied aspects of Ubiquitous Computing technologies, systems and applications.
Key audience communities are: Human Computer Interaction, Pervasive Computing, Distributed and Mobile Computing, Real World Modeling, Sensors and Devices, Middleware and Systems, Programming Models and Tools, and Human Centric Validation and Experience Characterization

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