New Job

I was went to a job interview on Friday 9th December and started working the Monday isnt that just great

MY BIRTHDAY

It was my birthday on Saturday 10th December, everyone who cares did either call or sms me we wish me all the best, and the Friday I got a new job what a present if I may say so... I would like to thank everyone who influenced my being here thank you once for

Skype 2.0

Skype 2.0: "Ever since eBay announced in September it would splash out $4-billion on Skype, things have been surprisingly quiet for internet telephony's most visible pioneer. However, today Skype launches a new version of its software. Though there have been changes, the program -- which uses your computer to reroute telephone calls across the net -- remains fundamentally the same."

Old Mutual's Skandia bid approved in Sweden

Old Mutual's Skandia bid approved in Sweden: "The proposed R38-billion takeover of Swedish life insurer Skandia by South African financial and insurance giant Old Mutual plc has been approved by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Old Mutual said in a statement on Friday. The group hopes to have all of the necessary regulatory approvals in place by mid-January."

Icasa to issue SNO licence on Friday

Icasa to issue SNO licence on Friday: "The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) announced on Monday that it will issue a licence for a second fixed line telephone operator (SNO) on Friday. The SNO will provide competition for telecommunications giant Telkom (which, until now, has commanded a monopoly over the industry."

Mbeki: Government BEE not enriching the few

Mbeki: Government BEE not enriching the few: "The government's black economic empowerment policies were not responsible for the enrichment of a few individuals in the private sector, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday night. 'All the big names that you know, who are cited [as] the big black economic empowerment actors, none of them have got to that position as a result of government intervention,' he said."

It's called Apophis. And it could hit Earth in 31 years

It's called Apophis. And it could hit Earth in 31 years: "In Egyptian myth, Apophis was the ancient spirit of evil and destruction, a demon that was determined to plunge the world into eternal darkness. A fitting name, astronomers reasoned, for a menace now hurtling towards Earth from outerspace. Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390m wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with the planet."

Telkom congratulates new competition

Telkom congratulates new competition: "Telkom congratulated its first and only competitor on Wednesday for completing the second network operator licensing process, saying it looked forward to the competition. A recent report said that about half of South Africa's top 350 companies would consider switching to the SNO if it got off the ground."

Zuma effectively stripped of ANC role

Zuma effectively stripped of ANC role: "Jacob Zuma will be the African National Congress' deputy president in name only until his rape trial is over, the party said on Wednesday following Zuma's decision to suspend himself from leadership structures."

Zuma to step down as ANC deputy - report

Zuma to step down as ANC deputy - report: "Former deputy president Jacob Zuma, facing rape accusations, is likely to step down as number two in the ruling African National Congress, a financial daily has reported."

China: 'This is our Katrina'

China: 'This is our Katrina': "An 80km slick of highly toxic benzene has surged down a river into one of China's biggest cities, leaving up to four million people without water."

NPA receives Zuma 'rape' docket

NPA receives Zuma 'rape' docket: "The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has received a docket from the police on rape allegations against former deputy president Jacob Zuma. The authority now has to decide whether to prosecute. NPA spokesperson Makhosini Nkosi said: 'We intend finalising this matter as soon as possible.'"

Mbeki sued after pardoned killer slays again

Mbeki sued after pardoned killer slays again: "President Thabo Mbeki is being sued for the child maintenance owed to an Eastern Cape boy. The youngster's father was murdered by a convicted multiple killer, who struck just two weeks after being released on a presidential pardon. Zelda Venter reports..."

Jackson in trouble after anti-Semitic phone rant

Jackson in trouble after anti-Semitic phone rant: "Michael Jackson has been taped making overtly anti-Semitic remarks during a phone call, describing Jews as 'leeches' that conspired to leave him 'penniless'. 'They suck,' said Jackson. 'I'm so tired of it ... they start out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money. It's a conspiracy. Jews do it on purpose.'"

Tshwane planning twin tunnels

Tshwane planning twin tunnels: "The cost of the R500m twin tunnels Tshwane metro council is planning to dig through the Magaliesberg is rocketing year by year."

SA soccer stars among the worst paid

SA soccer stars among the worst paid: "While overseas players like Ronaldo and Thierry Henry earn hundreds of thousands every month, many South African soccer players find themselves at the other end of the scale, with some earning as little as R900 plus vouchers every month."

Top-secret semen

Top-secret semen: "The police forensic laboratory in Pretoria that is testing DNA samples obtained from the complainant in the rape claim against African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma is being heavily guarded to ensure that crucial evidence is not tampered with or the results leaked."

Cape power cuts continue

Cape power cuts continue: "A 'rolling blackout' is continuing in the Western and parts of the Eastern Cape after the shutdown of Koeberg nuclear power station."

Absa ready to fund BEE deals

Absa ready to fund BEE deals: "Banking group Absa says it is well prepared to add impetus to the empowerment drive -- one of South Africa's delicate initiatives central to the successful transformation of our society and its economy. Absa is ready to take the country's black economic empowerment (BEE) process to greater heights, the group says."

My Thoughts!

Today my thoughts contains this -> <- yes you guessed it EMPTINESS!

Prepare for PHP 6

Prepare for PHP 6: "From a developers point of view"

PHP Code Generation with Elisp

PHP Code Generation with Elisp: "The power of Lisp with integration into Emacs"

My take on the PHP6 meeting results

My take on the PHP6 meeting results: "A few comments"

Web users are Googling their way through life

Web users are Googling their way through life: "Internet search engines are gaining favour with American Web surfers, who use the likes of Google and Yahoo to find information about everything from sport to sex, according to a recent survey."

Expect 'major surprises' in new Bafana set-up

Expect 'major surprises' in new Bafana set-up: "Ted Dumitru - the man who is reportedly the hot favourite to take over from Stuart Baxter as Bafana Bafana coach - says there are some 'major surprises' in the national soccer set-up."

Stars sign up for Mandela Invitational

Stars sign up for Mandela Invitational: "What do Gary Player, Retief Goosen, Ronan Keating, Frankie Fredericks, Joost van der Westhuizen and Lucas Radebe have in common? They will all play in the Nelson Mandela Invitational at the Arabella Country Estate."

Unisa officials earn more than Mbeki

Unisa officials earn more than Mbeki: "In August, the National Assembly approved a total remuneration package of R1 117 199 a year for President Thabo Mbeki but a report submitted by Education Minister Naledi Pandor has revealed that top Unisa officials earned quite a bit more."

Bank thieves turning to good luck muthi

Bank thieves turning to good luck muthi: "Criminals, especially bank and heist robbers, are increasingly resorting to muthi to ensure they succeed in their law-breaking activities, according to research by the South African Banking Risk Intelligence Centre"

Taxi violence hits Jo'burg, South Coast

Taxi violence hits Jo'burg, South Coast: "Five taxi drivers were arrested in Johannesburg on Wednesday after allegedly shooting at the city's metro police, who had arrested another four drivers at a roadblock. Meanwhile, about 60 people will be charged with public violence following clashes between two taxi associations in Port Shepstone on Wednesday morning, police said."

Fake FBI virus spreads across the globe

Fake FBI virus spreads across the globe: "A scam involving emails appearing to come from the FBI or CIA has unleashed a computer virus that is causing chaos around the world, American security experts have said."

Hollywood and BitTorrent creator reach settlement

Hollywood and BitTorrent creator reach settlement: "Hollywood negotiated an agreement on Tuesday with the creator of BitTorrent software, popular for downloading pirated movies over the internet, in a deal aimed at reducing illegal traffic in online films. The agreement requires 30-year-old software designer Bram Cohen to prevent his website, www.bittorrent.com, from locating pirated versions of popular movies."

To Stumble or not to stumble!

Today I came across the most beautifull thing ever in the history of internet they call it StumbleUpon! it is a must see for all internet surfers, I cant stop HELP!

Dedication

This dedication goes out to my girlfriend Nthabiseng Molefyane she has done really well for herself over past few months, with walking away with Miss Hatfield Model of The Year 2005 and Miss TUT Pretoria Campus 2005 and last night close to winning Miss City Press 2005, thats not the end of the road as you understand its like that for a reason

Nthabi PS: if you end up reading this keep going sistas dats da way

Hectic Stuff

It's has been a very HECTIC week no chance to do anything, it started with new sites for work, then I needed to study for my 3 major semester tests, then just when you think the coast is clear you write your 3 tests 2 of which are in a row Monday and Tuesday then the following week a major assignment for Monday and 2 major Projects for Tuesday, ....... moment of silence my headless chicken running around pitying myself week has just been rudely interrupted. I have just received news that the test for tomorrow is not for tomorrow but next week only and the one assignment too........ now really where did I get these news from!

J2ME Programming

I have interests in the J2ME programming field and I wrote a programme for my cellphone "Samsung SGH-D500" what it simply does is retreive content from the phone memory and sim card to upload to server if you are interested in purchasing let me know!

My First Blog

Today I created my first blog never really cared about what a blog is or how it works so here goes nothing if i am not even sure if i can communicate with people as in i write something up and someone can comment on it. I will assume that people can comment on it we see though, so my point is if anyone has a idea on how to use a blog let me know - Much Love Sabata

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