An English blogger and patient who goes by the name ‘Traction Man’ has been cooped up in an NHS hospital for over six months. His disgust with the quality of the food inspired him to initiate Hospital Food Bingo where he posts photos of the meals online and asks people to guess what they [...]
Monday Madness: hospital food bingo
Published in September 21st, 2009
Posted by Emma Donovan in Tech Talk
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Compliment of the Week: Outsurance
Published in September 17th, 2009
Posted by Lucinda Carolus in Top Rated
Judging by the positive feedback on www.getclosure.co.za, Outsurance definitely knows the meaning of extending great customer service. One of their happy customers shared the following story about receiving outstanding service from them:
My car broke down on the Pietersburg Highway with a car full of kids on the way back from the KNP. My wife [...]
Flight Centre launches Airline Failure Protection
Published in September 16th, 2009
Posted by Emma Donovan in General
There is often an element of stress associated with flying, especially when you’ve cut things a bit fine and are counting on the airline being on time in order to make it to that crucial meeting or special occasion. Worse still, there is the niggling worry that the flight may not take off at [...]
Anti-smoking laws are becoming stricter
Published in September 15th, 2009
Posted by Dianne Shelton in News Update
South Africa’s law on smoking was recently amended, and are becoming stricter as they continue to prohibit smoking in certain areas.
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, No. 23 of 2007, recently approved by President Jacob Zuma, aims to control smoking in public places, such as restaurants, pubs and bars, and reduce the amount of smoking [...]
How effective is Social Media in an emergency?
Published in September 14th, 2009
Posted by Emma Donovan in Tech Talk
ABC News in Australia reports that two young girls lost in an Adelaide storm water drain posted their predicament on Facebook, rather than calling the emergency services number.
“The Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) in Adelaide says it is worrying that two girls lost in a storm water drain raised the alert on a social networking site [...]
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