Facebook privacy?  Sihlali Thabiso 19-06-2011 Four million South Africans are at risk of being compromised by the popular social networking site Facebook. This comes after reports in London's The Times, stating that the social network site has secretly implemented a technology that can automatically identify people in photographs that were tagged by friends on their profile. The feature uses facial recognition to analyse photos of users then Facebook asks them to “tag” them. It is alleged that Facebook does not give users an option to decline when being tagged. Users who do not want to be tagged will have to manually untag themselves once the pictures have been published on the site. Although Facebook has not taken its negative criticism against the feature laying down. It has announced it will test the feature first before rolling it out more broadly on the site depending on the feedback. The four million South Africans should be careful of the photos they take as it may be career threatening in the future especially to those seeking employment. It seems companies are allegedly doing background checks on applicants to avoid bringing in potential employees who may hurt the brand of the company by having disturbing images on social networking sites.
BEATING THE SCAMMING GAME By MolebogengSeemela 25-05-2011 South Africa has the highest rate in crime and this is no joke, these are some of theprecaution measures you can take frombeing a victim HIJACKING SCAMS Now this is the perfect scamming choice for a criminal mastermind. With the highest police reports hijacking no longer involves a man at holding you at gun point at night but you will be tricked at giving your car away at day light. Some of the tactics they use include: poisoning you with business cards using a gate remote simultaneously your car mobiliser to unlock your car throw an egg at your windscreen and distract you on the road while you trying to wipe it off Street sellers who spray a poisonous aerosol on your face that will make you pass out after you’ve drove away from the scene. Precautions to take: Never open your windows at closed robots Do not let your cellphone flash in the dark Never accept any dodgy looking hand outs they might be spiked with poison BANK SCAM This kind of corruption is the easiest to execute it only needs you to gain the trust of the person which is easy when you in panic. Scams include: Bank officials and workers take withdraw pensioners money if it is a large sum of cash Bank tellers inform their partners in crime from the outside to rob you after a person has withdrawn a large amount of money In ATM’s, scammers insert form in the card slot and insist on assisting you. They force your card inside then let you put in your code. They then cancel the transaction and give you their card while taking yours after they have possessed your pin number. The 419 scam is usually used by Nigerians. This online and SMS scam is used to put money in your account, it reflects in your account and then reversed again leaving you as a fraudster and broke. Precautions to take: Never give your bank pin to anyone even bank tellers! Never open an account randomly, investigate the authenticity. If an ATM looks dodgy, cancel the transaction and leave immediately. IDENTITY DOCUMENTS Thousands of Identity documents, driver’s licences and passports are stolen and tempered with everyday. Scammers thrive and find it hassle free to change your ID. So beware as the following can happen: Accounts are opened with you name leaving you in debt False marriages giving citizenship to foreigners Ensure the safety of your ID drivers licences and passport at all times Leave your ID at home when possible Report a stolen ID immediately.
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"I can't relate to Julius Malema."  Photo By: rivercity.co.za Lerato Mashego 23-06-2011 Without it, we would not have any indication of where we are going and where we are from. In essences we would be lost without knowing 'our' history. Mistakes have been made and it is our duty to acknowledge and avoid repeating them. I find that South Africa will remain stagnant because we are destined to repeat the same mistakes made in the past. A lot of heartache and traumatic events have taken place, in order to move forward us as a whole. We need to 'acknowledge and avoid repeating' them. For example, I feel that the politicians of the past shared a similar passion with the citizens which were to eradicate apartheid in the country. They had one goal and fought the same fight. They could relate with one another. I find that this is not the case now. Every politician, especially the ruling party has an axe to grind. They come across as bitter, angry and vengeful. Personally, I find it difficult to relate to the President of the Youth League. He says one thing while I believe another. When is it all going to stop? They preach to us about how 'united' this country is when Malema wants to 'take back what's ours' regarding an expropriation without compensation. History is the past. It's gone and we should learn from it and not repeat the same mistakes.
Lunga Peter
Debbie Hartman from Fourways inJohannesburg, is one of the Professional Woman Anglers approached in February this year to join the Pink fishing Pro Staff team, with her dedication and eager to grow in sport amongst South African Women sheventured into the male dominated world of competition Bass Fishing sheentered the KBBC ( Kick boat Bass Classic) and the SBBC ( Small Boat Bass Classic) coming 5th in both Competitions, she says“Apart from my passion for Bass Angling I also have a great passion for promoting Breast Cancer Awareness. I had a lump removed at the end of 2009, luckily, it was not cancerous.” Debbie was lucky enough to get people donating funds to have her Pink Fishing Shirts made as well as inflatable boat to enable her to enter more competitions. At the end of April 2011, one of the major Tackle distributors in South Africa, Windy Bay Agencies sponsored Debbie with a loan of a Bass Boat and paid her entry fee for the Inanda Bass Classic. For companieslike Pink Fishing there is always a challenge of getting it off its feet and making people aware of the Brand. Debbiethrough her fishing endeavors she’s the hope to making people aware of the brand and supports the cause through purchasing their clothing. Breast Cancer is one of life’s threatening issues it does not affect only the person diagnosed with the disease but their whole family and the society. By making women aware of this disease and having them go for check up’s and mammograms regularly they can save their lives. So, every time you see someone wearing a shirt or hat with Pink Fishing, they really are “Reeling in the Cure” one shirt or hat at a time, and you can do the same by visiting the Pink Fishing websitewww.pinkfishing.co.za
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Pink fishing just like many other non-profitable organizationshas a vision for its patients and survivors to move beyond the diagnosis of breast cancer and to live their lives with renewed joy, passion and purpose.Worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death.