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Sharing thoughts and ideas on business, security and photographyTimeline of my tweets for #share4biz Share 2014 conference (updated with images)
Posted on June 21, 2014During this last week (Wednesday and Thursday) I had the pleasure of attending my first Share conference covering Microsoft’s Sharepoint platform (#share4biz). As always I like to cover the events I attend on Twitter – it helps me focus on the presentations and overcome those ADHD tendencies.
As with the #ITWebSec Security Summit I tried to capture my timeline of tweets from the event to package, archive and share what happened at the event. After that event I tried to journalise my tweets and explored a number of options. Twournal looked the most promising but never produced a valid PDF that could be opened. Tweetbook.in produced a plain PDF of the text of the tweets but with no images which is unfortunate as the content of a large number of the presentation slides was captured in the images.
For now, here is my #share4biz conference timeline courtesy of Tweetbook. If I can find a better way I will add that in. Suggestions welcomed if you know of one.
Download it here : @jjza #share4biz
Update :
I am delighted to say that Twournal sent through a notification to say the e-book is ready and this time it produce a valid PDF file which is available below, with all of the pictures embedded. 110 pages of full colour tweets with supporting graphics, bringing to life the coverage of the event. Wonderful.
Download it here : @jjza coverage of Share4Biz with images (Twournal)
Some photos from the event (all embedded in the PDF twournal above)
ISACA SA Annual Conference 2014 : 25/26 August 2014
Posted on June 03, 2014Just some advanced notice that the ISACA South African Chapter Annual conference for 2014 has been announced.
The conference is taking place from 25 August 2014 To 26 August 2014 at Emperors Palace. Visit the conference page for details and online bookings or contact: Nadine Schreiber – admin@isaca.org.za
ISACA is also still looking for speakers so if you have something interesting to share please contact Nadine.
Hands on with the Blackberry 10 that is coming early next year (Febuary 2013)
Posted on September 22, 2012Last week I was invited to attend a Blackberry function for a “key few” top clients in the country. I accepted reluctantly as others from my employer couldn’t make the event. I guess I had written off Blackberry and on the day of the event our organisation announced that employees for the first time had the choice of getting iPhone’s or Galaxy SIII’s instead of Blackberries.
I have been using a Blackberry for almost as far back as I can remember, for probably the last 10 years at least. The first was a rather clunky device with a physical scroll wheel on the side, a version 7200 or something like that. Since then I have been through many versions, from the diminutive phone-like Pearl through two version of the Bold (9000 and 9900) with an 8520 for a 4 month period in-between the last two.
Blackberry has always served me well when it came to “business” functions like email, contacts and calendar. Over the last 3 years it has also significantly improved in the “social” area as BBM took off like wildfire to replace the increasingly unstable MXIT and as Twitter and Facebook were integrated. Even as I have carried an iPad and various Nokia and Windows phones the Blackberry was still my favourite twitter client as it worked so much better in low signal and erratic signal areas.
In the last 6 months Blackberry has been in a lot of trouble per the global press. The devices were no longer cool, the network had it’s fair share of problems, the Blackberry 10 was delayed. The Playbook tablet was released prematurely with buggy feature deprived software, and looked clunky in comparison to the iPad and Galaxy tablets.
On the way to the event I even tweeted out to my few hundred followers that I was going to this event, using what I though would be my last Blackberry.
The event was at the DaVinci in Sandton. Nice venue. It was in the evening and started a little late. A simple affair, some cocktail tables set up in a room with food and drinks being served. The event started a little late as the key guests were delayed at their previous engagement. The opportunity was taken to catch up with some old acquaintances and make a few more. The mood was a little downbeat with people just wanting to get home.
The entourage arrived. The global executive team. Thorsten Heins (President and CEO), Frank Boulben (Chief Marketing Officer), Carlo Chiarello (Executive Vice President), supported by the South African team, including newly appointed Southern Africa CEO Alexandra Zagury.
Frank came across to our table, introduced himself, pulled a Blackberry 10 all touch device out of his pocket and without much fanfare proceeded to give us a very hands on half hour demo of the device and what it can do. This was so much more effective than any Powerpoint video or presentation and was a masterstroke.
I’m looking for staff : Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance
Posted on September 01, 2012Six more positions are available in the Enterprise Information Security Management team at Transnet, within the IT Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance competency areas.
We have a lot of challenging but interesting work ahead of us. If you want to learn a lot, apply what you have learned, be part of a hard working and performing team, then please apply 
- ICT Continuity Compliance Manager
- IT Risk and Compliance Manager
- Information Security Subject Matter Expert
- Information Security Analyst (SME) x 2
- Senior Security Analyst (inc Forensic & Incident)
These positions are all based in the Johannesburg CBD (Carlton Centre) and are manager or senior consultant level positions.
External applicants must apply by submitting CVs electronically to recruitment@transnet.net by 16h00 on 07 September 2012. Any questions regarding the positions should be sent to linneth.mpete@transnet.net.
Further details for each of the positions can be found here :http://lnkd.in/gyy9FR (Google Plus)
We urge all our employees, clients, members of the public and our suppliers to report any kind of fraud or corruption at Transnet. Call the hotline toll free number: 0800 003 056 or email Transnet@tip-offs.com
Cyber Defence and Network Security Africa : Cloud-based Scanning
Posted on July 16, 2012I am speaking tomorrow (17 July 2012) at the Cyber-Defence and Network Security Africa conference (www.cyberdefenceafrica.com) at the Crowne Plaza in Rosebank.
Time : 12:15 Cloud-based scanning: A case study from Transnet
- The need for a supplemental, cloud-based scanning solutions
- Cloud based scanning: how it works, the benefits, and limitations
- Implementation challenges and lessons learnt at Transnet
Download a copy of the presentation here : Cloud scanning
Then later in the day I will be participating in a panel discussion with the esteemed Barry Irwin and Kabuthia Riunge. Details of this listed below, should be an interesting 45m.
16:00 Panel discussion: Cyber threats over the horizon and the future of information security
- The current threats, and how these are likely to evolve over the medium term
- State and non-state actors and the threats each poses
- Preparing for cyberwar—what can (and what should) the private sector do
- The future of cybercrime
Panellists:
- Barry Irwin, Senior Lecturer, Rhodes University
- Justin Williams, Principal Specialist: Information Security, Transnet
- Kabuthia Riunge, Senior Information Security Officer, Central Bank of Kenya
ISACA 2012 conference happening from 10-12 September 2012, registrations open soon
Posted on June 17, 2012
The ISACA South Africa 2012 conference is happening from the 10-12 September. Diarise the dates, get those purchase requisitions in. If you are wanting to present at the conference then mail Nadine (admin@isaca.org.za) – the speaker lineup is being finalised shortly so hurry up to make sure you don’t miss out.
The conference is being held at the Wanderer’s Club in Illovo. It’s right next door to the Protea hotel if you need accommodation, and is also served by the Gautrain and their buses, with a bus stopping right outside the hotel gates.
Hope to see you all there.
Tomorrow’s Leaders Convention 2012 : My tweet timeline recorded #in
Posted on March 17, 2012
On Tuesday 13 March 2012 I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the Tomorrow’s Leaders Convention 2012 (link here) at the Sandton Convention centre as a guest of the conference organisers, representing the ISACA South Africa Chapter. The conference was really impressive and the speakers just got better as the day went on.
I tweeted quite a lot during the course of the day, capturing some of the essence of what the speakers had to say. For those of you who weren’t there, or who were and just wish to be reminded of what some of the excellent speakers had to say, below is a combination of the timelines of the @ISACAZA and @JJZA accounts I used to tweet from the day.
The theme of the convention was around ethical leadership and sustainable leadership. This lead to some really interesting presentations.
I hope this is useful to some of you.
Enjoy
Justin
| 2012/03/13 09:21 | Isacaza: Thanks to the organisers of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Convention 2012 for inviting Isaca South Africa to be part of the event. |
| 2012/03/13 09:22 | Isacaza: Keynote speaker : Adv Thulisile Madonsela, our Public Protecter #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:25 | Isacaza: True leaders don’t need a title, they step up and lead. Those with titles may not be leaders, but just title holders #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:32 | Isacaza: Is ethical leadership in the corporate world an oxymoron? It is key to sustainable leadership. #tlc |
| 2012/03/13 09:33 | Isacaza: In ethical leadership the end does not justify the means. You must do the right thing the right way. Must not break the rules! #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:36 | Isacaza: Public protector often approached by shareholders where the directors have manipulated the system for self enrichment. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:37 | Isacaza: Ethics has become a requirement for an organisation to be a market leader. Clear link between ethics and sustainable performance #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:40 | Isacaza: RT @RaeleneRorke: Ethical leadership-at the core of the conference-loving the freshness of this theme.At last we make it cool to be an h … |
| 2012/03/13 09:47 | Isacaza: Protection of information bill in current state would have a negative impact on public protector and others in ethics space #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 09:48 | Isacaza: RT @gradidgec: #TLC2012 Adv T Madonsela: ‘the most common challenge I come across is abuse of power’ |
| 2012/03/13 09:50 | Isacaza: Quietly spoken, but thoughtful, confident and powerful. Our public protector. Adv Thulisile Madonsela #tlc2012 Great choice for keynote. |
| 2012/03/13 10:07 | Michael from Vodacom up on stage
Isacaza: By 2020 there will be no shortage of talent in South Africa, problem will be employability. Shortage in developed world #tlc2012 #dhl |
| 2012/03/13 10:20 | Isacaza: Mobility is creating challenges for organisations instead of solving them #tlc2012 #vodacom |
| 2012/03/13 10:21 | jjza: RT @MarkJLamberti: Excellent meeting with Minister Manuel & others. What have you done to understand & respond to the work of the Nation … |
| 2012/03/13 10:24 | Isacaza: In Tanzania Malaria has almost been eradicated through use of SMS technology to identify and contain outbreaks #tlc2012 #vodacom |
| 2012/03/13 10:29 | Isacaza: RT @STNxumalo: Abuse of power is as bad as the waste thereof: You’re in a powerful position, but you do nothing! -Michael Allschwang # … |
| 2012/03/13 10:31 | Isacaza: Leadership without title is the most powerful. Leave titles behind. #vodacom #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 10:31 | jjza: RT @khanyisile: The five bases of power: position, reward, skill, knowledge and relationship power (trust, respect from other people etc … |
| 2012/03/13 10:34 | jjza: RT @NeilBierbaum: Vodacom presentation #TLC2012 about power. Power over others is implied; power over oneself is missing. Self-awareness … |
| 2012/03/13 10:36 | Isacaza: Execution with excellence sets you apart from others #vodacom #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 10:40 | jjza: Nobuzwe Mangcu from #mercedes up on stage talking about our future #tlc2012 without doing things together there is no future |
| 2012/03/13 11:53
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Sakie Macozoma takes to the stage
Isacaza: What will tomorrow’s leaders inherit from today’s leaders? #sustainable leadership #tlc2012 Sakie Macozoma, Chairman Liberty Group |
| 2012/03/13 11:54 | jjza: RT @JeremyK_za: #tlc2012. Great speakers >> Agreed |
| 2012/03/13 11:57 | Isacaza: Should we be measuring Gross National Happiness instead of Gross National Product? #tlc2012 #macozoma |
| 2012/03/13 11:59 | Isacaza: Largest population of retirees ever, depending on heavily indebited governments #europe #tlc2012 Europe will be in the doldrums for a while |
| 2012/03/13 12:03 | jjza: Do we have political leaders who understand the importance of funding of research ? #tlc2012 we need sustainable technologies |
| 2012/03/13 12:04 | jjza: RT @egoligal: Wow! Saki talking about #cradle2cradle design & #biomimicry as the way of the future! #Yes – taking direction from #Mo … |
| 2012/03/13 12:08 | Simone Zanetti takes to the stage
Isacaza: Is training killing knowledge? #tlc2012 the future of people’s performance |
| 2012/03/13 12:13 | jjza: @sikimgabadeli great, please share when you get the link. |
| 2012/03/13 12:19 | jjza: Split between structured and unstructured learning? Average 80% unstructured. Information is changing rapidly. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:21 | jjza: We need to be learning faster, and in more unstructured ways. Average company in SA spends R30000/employee per year #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:23 | jjza: RT @egoligal: Forcefeeding information to employees a waste of time! Data shifting & increasing so rapidly that info based training … |
| 2012/03/13 12:24 | jjza: Take away artificial ways of doing business and try to let them work in a way that brings out the best in people. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:25 | jjza: RT @KMathelela: There is more information in a newspaper 2day than wat a middle-aged man wud learn in his entire life #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:26 | jjza: Less than 15% of what people are trained on is retained. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:28 | Isacaza: The more you train the less people remember, and they won’t remember if what they remember is correct. Future is instant knowledge #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:30 | jjza: Natural language social knowledge systems the way of enhancing productivity in the future? #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:31 | jjza: RT @msalili: Train people how to FIND the correct info, rather than REMEMBER the correct info. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:34 | jjza: Self learning predictive knowledge tools provide instant knowledge. Not just a nice theory. Works for Standard Bank. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:35 | jjza: RT @msalili: Eish, opening these bloody water bottles is a mission. Fire the supplier! #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:45 | jjza: RT @taraturk1: @KMathelela: Simone Zanetti, awesome speaker #TLC2012 > agree! >> most passionate of the day so far |
| 2012/03/13 12:47 | jjza: Think big and bold, but don’t lose sight of the problem and solution. Embrace partnerships. Don’t be afraid to fail. #tlc2012 |
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2012/03/13 12:49 |
Thebe Ikalafeng takes to the stage jjza: People are brands and can be branded. In 1997 Fortune said the only differentiator in the 21st century will be branding #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 12:51 | Isacaza: A brand is not what you say, it’s what others say #tlc2012 A brand is a storehouse of trust. |
| 2012/03/13 12:51 | jjza: A brand is not what you say, it’s what others say #tlc2012 A brand is a storehouse of trust. |
| 2012/03/13 12:56 | jjza: Great brands are : focused, distinctive, emotionally connected, evolve, build their country #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:00 | jjza: Age of mass individualisation. Innervation. What makes you distinctive? What is your brand? #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:02 | jjza: Run your career like a business. You are the CEO of You Inc. If you can’t triumph with talent, triumph with effort #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:05 | jjza: Understand your context. Self examination. Listen to the gossip. When people talk about you it is an opportunity to reflect. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:08 | jjza: Clarity. Clarify who you are, position yourself, create a vision of where you headed. What is the thing you are willing to die for? #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:15 | jjza: You don’t want to merely be the best of the best, you want to be the only one who does what you do. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:16 | jjza: Competence. You need some skills. The only real security is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:18 | jjza: Cover. Package your thing. 55% of conclusions people make are visual. 38% vocal. 7% content. Packaging is everything. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:20 | jjza: Community. If the house is on fire, forget the china, silver, wedding gifts. Grab the Rolodex. Contacts, access. The right people? #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:21 | jjza: Who is in your network? Who do you need to fire? Fire those who diminish your brand. Six steps of separation. You know somebody. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:23 | jjza: Constancy. Create presence. Be out there. Get the brand out there. Define yourself, don’t let others do it. Must be authentic. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:25 | jjza: Congruence. The most important. Personal branding is a way of life. Not a word. A promise that gets fulfilled every day. 24×7. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:26 | jjza: There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from what we do. Brand inside equals brand inside. Authentic #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:28 | jjza: Personal value proposition resonate with Customer value proposition and Employer value proposition. Work together, no “other side” #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:30 | jjza: Performance is impacted if you are not true to yourself. Work life alignment, not balance. Cannot be a fake. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:31 | jjza: It takes 20 years to build a reputation and just 5 to destroy it. Pursue a vision of excellence whatever you do, work or play. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:32 | jjza: Commercialise. How do you make money off the brand? Know which companies to go to and grow with. |
| 2012/03/13 13:35 | jjza: Chutzpah. We have all been rejected. How you react is what makes or breaks you. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:37 | jjza: Closure. Everything comes to an end. Have you lived your brand at the end of your day? How will you be remembered? #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:38 | jjza: Fix your programme before it happens. All you leave behind is your name. Protect it. Did you do what you needed to? Others agree #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:40 | jjza: Nobody should ever have to retire from what they love. You can’t retire from breathing. Do your thing out there. Keep doing it. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 13:43 | jjza: @thebelkalafeng Amazing, introspective, inspirational presentation. This is leadership, something for all of us to think about. 10q #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 14:29 | jjza: @AkiKalliatakis a pity that so many miss out on the “giving them what they want” part of that. |
| 2012/03/13 14:33 | Afternoon breakaway session : Transport and Logistics
jjza: Transportation and logistics breakaway session about to begin at #TLC2012. Very few people in the venue yet. Been great convention so far. |
| 2012/03/13 14:46 | Isacaza: RT @sikimgabadeli: Saki’s speech will be posted on website http://t.co/E5TWxFoe #TLC2012 >> great, thanks |
| 2012/03/13 14:55 | jjza: @SeanReuben72 you should have been at #TLC2012 Been some really great presentations here. Diarise for next year. |
| 2012/03/13 14:56 | jjza: @fjlandman please keep the tweets coming, hard to choose between the sessions. |
| 2012/03/13 14:59 | jjza: The debate is not whether roads are good for the country, we need them throughout the country. Tolling is a funding issue. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:01 | jjza: More economists disagree with SANRAL studies than agree with them. There are cheaper and more equitable ways to fund roads. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:02 | jjza: >50% of tolls collected will be spent on collection. Fuel levy be a far more cost effective way to collect the money #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:03 | jjza: Shortage of skills and cost of employment too high because of labour legislation encourages labour broking and off shoring #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:06 | jjza: Walmart could use SA as gateway into Africa but uncompetitive revenue env means more likely go direct. Opp lost with no free ports. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:07 | jjza: The government via rail will be a competitor to road freight. They need to improve efficiencies to compete with gov. Need be fair. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:08 | jjza: Planting bamboo on unused land instead of buying carbon credits. #innovation #green #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:14 | jjza: Don’t expect government policy to be proactive. It can take five years from recognition of gap to passing of legislation. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:14 | jjza: Disconnect between levels of government, national provincial and local all implementing different things #transport #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:16 | jjza: Taking shots at Transnet, turnaround strategy being called perpetual turnaround strategy. #transport #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:17 | jjza: Lack of consultation between government and industry players, lack of looking at other governments, leaves SA trailing #transport #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:19 | jjza: Entities like BUSA should be engaging more with government to give view of private sector to government. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:20 | jjza: Singapore being highlighted as model of efficiency and case study of how things could be done. Service delivery excellence. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:22 | jjza: No sense to carry coal or manganese by road. Would destroy roads. Rail must operate more efficiently for low value/ton commodities #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:24 | jjza: We need slow speed freight rail, not high speed passenger lines. Road infrastructure and ports must improve. Heavy goods off roads. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:26 | jjza: China has built effective rail and port network in less than 30 years, SA gov must invest in right places. SA can lose in Africa. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:27 | jjza: @egoligal nobody here disagrees even the road freight crowd. They fill a gap where no railways and recognise not optimal #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:29 | jjza: Whilst we bicker over immaterial items we fall behind. Give parastatals 3 years to get fixed or privatise them. #transport #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:30 | jjza: South Africa is less efficient than all our trading partners when it comes to trade. We are the weakest link. #worldbank #transport #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:31 | jjza: Sort out road vs rail and carbon emissions are sorted for next 10 years. Rail went to road because of inefficiencies. #tlc2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:32 | jjza: 30% of the value of a car made in SA is made of transport costs. This is way too high globally. High cost low efficiencies. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:35 | jjza: Take politicians out of Transnet and put back the technical people and we have potential to get rail back to number 3 in the world #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:36 | jjza: @leenelson as a Transnet employee feeling a bit battered here  |
| 2012/03/13 15:38 | jjza: SA companies have recognised opportunities to trade with other African countries and force out previous colonial masters #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:38 | jjza: @leenelson great event and branding for you guys. |
| 2012/03/13 15:40 | jjza: SA should take the lead in opening up trade in Africa. No visas required in Europe yet need lots in Africa. Potential to sort out. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:43 | Isacaza: SA needs to engage with neighbours and create framework more conducive for regional trade. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:47 | jjza: Young black talent is a commodity going to the highest bidder. DHL is trying to get young individuals who associate with the brand #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:48 | Isacaza: RT @ThebeIkalafeng: RT @RSAPatriot: #TLC2012 @ThebeIkalafeng absolutely on fire! >> the further you spread your message the better off SA is |
| 2012/03/13 15:50 | jjza: SA arrogant in dealing with Africa. We need to provide a value proposition not assume Africa will deal with us because we African. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 15:52 | jjza: My Twitter coverage of #TLC2012 will end soon. iPad battery dying shortly. It’s been most interesting. Thanks to the organisers. |
| 2012/03/13 16:00 | jjza: There needs to be a marrying of minds between Government and Industry to attract the right skills into tertiary education. #TLC2012 |
| 2012/03/13 16:03 | jjza: SMEs and business is more agile than government, need less government and more private business. Need SMEs to thrive. #TLC2012 |
| Battery finally died, thanks again to the organisers for inviting @ISACAZA to attend the convention. |
I will add links to some of the presentations at a later stage (when the organisers put them up). Check back then, just want to get this up for now.
New Page : Things to do (and beers to try) in South Africa
Posted on June 30, 2011I have added a new page to the blog, Things to do (and beers to try).
From time to time (and not enough) I have posted about cool things to see and do, from riding Segway at Spier to driving the awesome Blokarts on the beach. So last night I added the page to start. Hopefully in time it acts as a useful resource to those looking for cool stuff to do, and as a reminder to me of the things I have done and wish to do. Got cool stuff to do, share it. Have a different view on something written, share that too.
Onto Beer
Over the years whenever I have been in the UK I have really enjoyed their beer. Not the bottled stuff available in the franchised bars, but the hand pumped “Real Ale” in the privately owned public house – Bitter beer. Thank’s to my mate Steve for the introduction.
The closest I have come to finding it in South Africa is “Kilkenny” available at most pubs that serve Guinness. It is a poor second cousin to some of the better English bitters but I still drink and enjoy it. I even had the privilege of drinking the “real” Kilkenny at a pub near the brewery in Ireland.
So now let us begin the quest to document “real” beer in South Africa. To visit, taste and enjoy as many of these local beers from the small guys as we can.
The page is always on the menu at the top of the page, so click through there, or here : Things to do (and beers to try)
Traffic twitterers and pig spotters
Posted on May 07, 2011There are quite a number of different twitter accounts which can help you keep up to speed with what is happening on the roads around the country. Following a collection of these accounts really can make your life a whole lot more comfortable and relieve a lot of frustrations.
I have created a page listing my favourites. Since I am based in KZN most of the ones listed are from that region. Please feel free to leave more in the comments and I will add them to the list to keep it up to date regularly. For your convenience you can find a combined twitter list here : http://twitter.com/#!/jjza/traffic
The full list is here : www.j-j.co.za/pigspotters
Keeping up with the local deals – bring on “Today’s Deals”
Posted on April 02, 2011There are now a number of collective buying sites (in the vein of Groupon) that are operating in South Africa. You can get some really good deals from them and I have bought quite a number of things from them over the last 3 months or so, ranging from dinners, sailing cruises, Blo-kart racing through to massages and other pamper sessions (yeah those were for the girlfriend, mostly
Originally there was just Wicount and Twangoo (now bought by Groupon) that were of interest and doing good deals, but now there are more competitors in the space all providing good deals (across multiple cities) I am finding my email inbox is getting flooded and it is a pain to try and keep up with all the deal, and it is really easy to miss the good ones.
Bring on “Today’s Deals – all the deals in one place” recently started by Eve Dmochowska. This great site monitors the other deal sites for you and acts as a central hub to monitor them all. So far it includes:
- Collective Cow (www.collectivecow.com)
- One Day Only (www.onedayonly.co.za)
- Zappon (www.zappon.co.za)
- Dealio (www.dealio.co.za)
- Ubuntu Deal (www.ubuntudeal.co.za)
- Vuvu Plaza (www.vuvuplaza.com)
- 24 hours only (www.24hoursonly.co.za)
- Groupon MyCityDeal (www.mycitydeal.co.za)
- Wicount (www.wicount.co.za)
The only one that I watch that’s not on the list is Twangoo (www.twangoo.co.za) though with the takeover by Groupon it seems to have a lot of deals in common with MyCityDeal. Still worth watching that one by itself for now.
These deal sites now cover Johannesburg, Pretoria, Capetown, Durban and National Deals so there is something for everybody.
Add this site, Todays deals, to your daily watch list, subscribe by email or use the RSS feed and enjoy the bargains. Thanks for the great service Eve.
P.S. I have bought from Wicount, Twangoo and Zappon. All work very well, other than a few minor niggles. Zappon is the newsest on the block of those 3 and had the most problems, but their user support team was quick to resolve my issues in a friendly and efficient manner.
ISACA Annual Conference 2010
Posted on August 30, 2010Dates: 13 to 15 September 2010
Venue: Indaba Conference Centre, Fourways/Johannesburg
Over the last few years the ISACA SA Conference (#isaca2010) has drawn between 230 – 260 delegates. High profile local and international speakers provide delegates with insight into the latest developments in the IT, security and governance. The 2010 conference has 3 streams of presentations and focuses on the latest strategies to address business, managerial, operational, auditing and security challenges associated with information technology and information systems. The conference topics are applicable to a wide range of attendees from CEO’s and CIO’s through security, audit, risk and IT professionals.
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Attendance
Should you be interested in attending the conference use the online booking facility at the ISACA website or contact Nadine on admin@isaca.org.za.
See you there for another great conference.
ISPA and UniForum SA’s Annual conference, September 2010, Jhb #in
Posted on August 29, 2010The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) and UniForum SA (the co.za administrators) will be hosting their 9th iWeek annual conference from 15 – 17 September 2010 at Kloofzicht Lodge , Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, South Africa.
This premier event attracts speakers and attendees from a broad spectrum of the most important players in South Africa’s telecommunications industry. Representatives from Internet service providers, product resellers, network operators, telecom end-users, government, the ICT-focused legal fraternity and regulators will assemble at iWeek 2010 to discuss the latest challenges.
Read more about iweek here, take a look at the 3 day conference programme, the speakers, or head straight for registration.
I didn’t see a price anywhere, so this appears to be a free conference. Let me know if you hear otherwise.
ISACA SA Chapter meetings in October (Dbn, Jhb, Pta) #in
Posted on August 25, 2010Three of the ISACA chapters are having meetings in October. Details are below and will be updated as confirmation of speakers is obtained. Don’t forget the #isaca2010 conference in September.
KZN regional chapter meeting
- Date : 7 October 2010
- Venue : PKF Offices in Umhlanga
- Topic : To be confirmed
Pretoria regional chapter meeting
- Date : 14 October 2010
- Venue : To be confirmed
- Topic : To be confirmed
Johannesburg regional chapter meeting
- Date : 26 October 2010
- Venue : To be confirmed
- Topic : To be confirmed
Confirmation of attendance
As always, please confirm your attendance with Nadine on 011-803 0803 or admin@isaca.org.za a few days ahead of time.
Upcoming ISACA chapter meetings in East London and Jhb #in
Posted on August 13, 2010There are two chapter meetings coming up in East London and Johannesburg in the next few days. Hope to see lots of people there. I personally hope to attend the Jhb meeting, travel plans allowing.
Date: 18 August 2010 at 2:30 pm
Venue: PricewaterhouseCoopers , Palm Square office park , Acacia House , Bonza Bay Rd , Beacon Bay
1) Andrew William Mpofu will be presenting: “Information Security as a strategic business asset”
2) Chris Knox will be presenting: “Information Security Risk Assessment methodologies”
3) Networking & Refreshments
Date : 24 August 2010 5pm Registration with the event starting at 5:30pm
Venue : PriceWaterhouseCoopers offices in Sunninghill, Johannesburg
1) Jason Gottschalk will be presenting on “Access Governance – The precursor to Identity and Access Management”.
2) Gerhard Hechter, PKF will be presenting on “Taking risks cleverly / Business intelligence”
Attendance
To confirm attendance to either of these meetings please contact Nadine on 011-8030803 or admin@isaca.org.za
Congratulations
Lastly, congratulations to all those who wrote and passed CISA, CISM and CISSP. I believe results for all 3 were released today.
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