Proudly introducing www.southernglobe.co.za

With social networking sites taking the internet highway by storm, SOUTHERN GLOBE’S management has embraced the opportunity of moving with the times to reach more readers. And what better way to connect with a wider audience, and the tech-savvy youth market in particular, than through the internet.

With leisure time a valuable commodity in the days of our lives, many do not have the time to read print media, often browsing through local and national newspaper headlines. Many of our readers are at work, having access to the internet, use two popular social networking websites like (www.facebook.com) and (www.twitter.com), amongst others to chat or catch up on what’s happening. In light of this, it was a natural progression to extend SOUTHERN GLOBE’S reach to an electronic platform.

Print is limiting, with the internet we are breaking barriers.  It also extends beyond our normal monthly print cycle to an almost daily update. To this end we are proud to announce our partner in this endeavor, local techno-whiz Ebrahim Essop of iServ Online Solutions. This 26-year-old’s vision is to connect people in a new way and also to give local business the opportunity to expand to the internet and make use of technology which larger corporations exploit daily.

He said: ``This is also a community initiative that is interactive – a seed that is being planted that will grow to become an invaluable communications tool`` from the people to the people’’. It’s intended to keep you the user completely informed and the nice thing is that YOU can have a say about what you want to see. It’s updated weekly so every Wednesday we go live with fresh news and updates.’’

It’s taking exposure of companies and individuals – not just to a local audience but globally. Every business today is online be it in the form of ADSL to keep in touch with suppliers or customers. And locally, this is still developing and not as advanced as the USA or UK but a step that is imminent.

It’s also about proving that local talent is abundant, that we have the ability to compete on a national level – and if with proper exposure – internationally. On a social level, the youth for example only use the internet for networking and interacting with each other. The older user would use the internet for information gathering only. Therefore we will cater for both.

This website aims to be a portal to the world where anyone of Indian origin may get information be it sports, entertainment and social features. We aim for all age groups – from Indian newsin Gauteng to Bolly wood, to business, gardening, international news and the like.– ``YOUR VERY OWN WINDOW TO THE WORLD’’.  It’s radical its hip, its happening.

We invite readers to submit articles of interest to us at online@southernglobe.co.za