FNB’s great new site

Vincent Maher has beaten me to it, blogging about FNB’s new site in a post aptly titled Why FNB’s new banking website sucks. Right now he’s understandably furious having been unable to make urgent payments. Luckily I’m not the Ethical Co-op bookkeeper anymore, so I don’t use it that regularly, but I still use FNB… Continue reading FNB’s great new site

Goji berries and Vitamin C

This is for anyone researching goji berries, in the hope they’ll come across this page, and not just accept the usual marketing page they come across. Goji berries are a great food. But they do not contain 500 times more Vitamin C than oranges, as is so often misleadingly claimed on marketing sites. Goji berries… Continue reading Goji berries and Vitamin C

South Africa’s toxic staple diet, and the language of attack

I was interested to read a Greenpeace report that GMO maize may be toxic. Since maize is a staple diet in South Africa, especially for poor communities, it’s long been a concern that South Africa’s poor has been experimented on in this way, as in most countries, GMO foods are niche foods, not a staple.… Continue reading South Africa’s toxic staple diet, and the language of attack

Vodacom comes out firing as the broadband pricewar hots up

Last week, MTN slashed their broadband prices. Some competitors responded quickly. Sentech quickly dropped their prices even further. Iburst’s response was disappointing, increasing their bandwidth allocation for contract customers only (which sorely peeved month to month customers), and adding data carryover. Meanwhile, Vodacom and Telkom were left as the odd ones out. Vodacom have put… Continue reading Vodacom comes out firing as the broadband pricewar hots up

Trying out Cherrypicka

The Ethical Co-op is considering trying out Cherrypicka as a form of marketing, and using this excuse, I decided to try it out as a customer. Cherrypicka allows companies to donate samples of their products. In exchange, Cherrypicka offers them marketing on the site. Customers visit the site, and can buy the samples at discounted… Continue reading Trying out Cherrypicka

The hell that is Telkom

Most days I’m just despondent about Telkom, the incompetent government-owned debacle company that afflicts all us in this country. The rates that are 2000% higher than comparative countries. The 6-month waiting list. The call-centre that never answers the phone. The fact that even when they look like idiots by having a mobile service cheaper than… Continue reading The hell that is Telkom

SA happy to “eat what they can” – GMO producer

I’m talking South Africa, but it sounds bad like you say, they eat what they can, it’s a thing that worries some developed communities, that’s a fact. This remarkable statement was made by Osvaldo Capellini, president of the Dairy Processors of Argentina. I follow a pro-GMO blog, just to keep up with the other side.… Continue reading SA happy to “eat what they can” – GMO producer