The pride of being South African - we can learn from the Zondi children.
I bought my daughter a sim card today. Yes it is the umpteenth time I do so and am likely to continue doing so for the forseeable future - maybe even when she is well over 21. Now she is a tender 13 though if it suits her she is 14.
She loaded it in the phone we borrowed her - she decided to leave hers carelessly at school and it was pinched. Happy she sent us - my partner and me - her number and wanted us to chat to her. Except whatever we did, we just could not get through. We told her friend and called her on telkom - yes those creatures still exist.
So resourceful as she is, she called customer care. ( I am not sure I would have thought of that at 13 but things have changed). She called back, on Telkom nogal, in a flutter of sorts to tell us that she needs to register herself before it will be activated. Halleluia. Something is working. No more can people just buy sim cards and use their phones for crimes.
"This Zuma is serious," she said. Hmm! Zuma did not have much to do with this but I decided that if she believes that, let it be. One more person believes Zuma is making a difference. A few more and who knows, we may have positive energy in this country. God knows we need it and I love my daughter for being so innocent. But then she has just finished reading Jeremy Gordin's book on Zuma...
I read Jeremy's book... it's quite an interesting read! The new system is all good, but I sense it's also driven by the desire to spy on the public.
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