March 5th, 2010
Finally someone has taken the bold step to start a Crowdfunding Angel Network in South Africa.
This sure is a HUGE step in the right direction for South Africa and an even bigger leap for Africakind. I happily pledged two units to show my support. A good Angel Funding network has been missing from South Africa for a long, long time. I look forward to the day when Africa is leading the world with technolgy startups, that kick serious ass. Angel funding has for a long time been lacking in South Africa and this is surely the best news since Thabo fell off the bus
Lets hope that investors in this new project get to vote on which projects to support.
The next few weeks are going to be interesting. I won’t take my eye’s off this project. Lets see what happens. hehe can only be good things to come… 
Tags: Angel Investors, Crowdfunding, south africa
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February 27th, 2010
Dear Minister Sibusiso Joel Ndebele,
I refer to my open letter dated Feb 16, 2010. Re: Tsitsikamma Toll Fee’s
After repeated calls and emails to both you and your personal assistant I still have no responce.
Ignoring my letter will not make me go away. Your silence has caused an issue. This issue will be dealt with now by the law of our fair land. Since my writing to you I have opened a criminal case against the managment of the Tsitsikamma Toll Plaza, SANRAL and Aurecon. The case is for fraud and forgery.
“Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents, with the intent to deceive. The similar crime of fraud is the crime of deceiving another, including through the use of objects obtained through forgery.”
I never added your name to the criminal case because I really beleived that you were not part of it. By ignoring my emailes and telephone calls and by not replying I am starting to think maybe I was wrong.
I beg you take action in this case and stomp out corruption and bias in South Africa. I realise you are busy but also realise that I am also just as busy. However sometimes we need to take action before it is to late.
I look forward to hearing from you regarding this URGENT matter. This letter is an open letter and will be posted online.
Kind regards
Simon Botes
0832407796
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