The countdown to Mediatech 2013 has started and anticipation for the top brands and services on offer this year in broadcasting, film, production and post-production is underway. Professionals, including from the SABC, involved with content creation and production across various mediums through to transmission can look forward to a dynamic experience.

01-26 May 2010: The foundation of every state is the education of its youth, Diogenes Laertius. When high-school students in Soweto started protesting for better education on 16 June 1976, police responded with teargas and live bullets. It is commemorated today by a South African national holiday, Youth day, which honors all the young people who lost their lives in the struggle against Apartheid and Bantu Education. It is a celebration and a gift of freedom for those born on 16th June and also for those who lost their lives in the pursuit of freedom.

When you die, you will be asked two questions: How much love have you given? How much knowledge have you acquired? Whatever you have not given or loved, you will come back to do. Keep doing your work and keep renouncing. When you do an action as an expression of joy - it does not bind you, But when you do an action and expect joy - it binds you. Do your action 100%, but don’t be feverish about it. Sri Sri Ravishankar.

Let’s continue to celebrate Mandela Mondays and to do good and to serve Africa with compassion. We must continue to live Madiba’s legacy and to draw inspiration from a man who is constantly driven by morals, values and the Spirit of Ubuntu.