2010 TEDxJohannesburg Talks

Taddy Blecher From free to freedom

Free education can free a nation

Parktown Girls Ma... We Will Rock You

At school, what was your favourite extra-curricular activity?

Steve Collins What's going on out there?

When people use their natural resources to create sustainable lives.

Zen Marie Caught by Traffic

A Flyover, a Hi-Ace taxi and the importance of listening to chaos.

Mandla Tshabalala Garden of Dreams

You can grow your dreams in your backyard.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen Saving Johannesburg's Oceans

Johannesburg's ocean is in dire straits. Our ocean affects us all, and we should take care of it as if our lives depend on it. They do.

Musa Maphungwane Playing the game of life

When the safety and education of of your child lies in the hands...of a PlayStation.

Francois Bonnici DOES A BABY'S HEART COUNT?

Nearly four million babies die every year in the world in their first month of life (the newborn period):
- 99.9% of these take place in low & middle income countries and are mostly preventable
- these newborn deaths account for...


Justin Spratt A peek around the corner: a brief look into the future

A whirlwind ride into the future and taking a look at what the possibilities may hold.

Taryn Jacobson Turning our urban forest into a wildlife oasis

Human beings, like all of life, follow the four principles of life, one of which is to find a place to live. So we displace other life and habitats to fulfill our needs. So what can we do to live in a way that celebrates and encourages life other...


Sheraan Amod Media through the looking glass

An outsider's look at why online and print media are collaborating to evolve an industry.

Yusuf Randera-Rees Exploring Unexplored Markets

The Awethu Project, and it's potential to change the face of entrepreneurship in South Africa.

Sedrick Theodosiou The bridge in your landscape

Personal transformation through chatting up a change.

Steve Barnett The Silent Conductor

Shhhhhhhhhhh....all together, now...

Lori Bernstein Something you never thought you could do with your tongue

In sickness and in health, experiencing your life in extraordinary ways.

Andi Friedman Tackling poverty, one mobile task at a time

Technology is often the last thing people associate with poverty alleviation. More often than not, its introduction is associated with retrenchments and jobless growth. But it doesn't have to be that way. By harnessing the power of innate human...


Jonathan George Shaw I'm Gonna Be a Star!

The introduction of business studies and education in the South African music industry was long thought of as not necessary or not the artist's problem - because surely fame means fortune? Actually....no.

Anthony John Phil... When the water gets switched off (and you live in bourgeois middle-class society)

Sources of water in Johannesburg.

David Sheen The Future of Architecture

The world is changing at an exponential rate and the way we house ourselves is changing with it. What is the house of the future going to look like? Who will build them? How will it feel to live in one? What will they be made from? How will they...


Johannes Coetzee The Sound of Silence - Invisible musicians of the Karoo

The unique guitar style of the rural musician

David Kramer The Sound of Silence - Invisible musicians of the Karoo

My talk would focus on the musicians I met when I went in search of roots Afrikaans music in the rural areas of the Karoo and Namaqualand. Men and women who developed individual playing styles on guitars and tin can violins. I will discuss some...