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AR - Holoportation Holoportation our future reality? Since time immemorial, human interactions have always been physical, within arms reach.  Fast forward  to 1887 as conventional history suggests,  Alexander Graham Bell  invents the telephone! It was miracle to hear someone's  voice  hundreds of kilometers  away. In the late 1970s and early 80's researchers worked on "the network of networks.' The idea was to facilitate communication between two or more computers, "Inter-networking" hence remodeled to what we now know as the Internet. A score of years down the line social media connectivity is booming! Despite having this instant form of sharing moments and connecting to our loved ones  in real time, there is still a void, a craving for physical contact. Holoportation is an end-to-end audio visual virtual augmented reality tele-presence system that exploits the use of 3D technology capture and algorithms to reconstru...

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Pieoneers had a chance to engage in a captivating interview with philanthropist and social activist Nandini Kochar. She is the founder of Ray Of Hope Botswana. " Ray Of Hope Botswana was established in 2015 as a grassroots youth-run organisation with the pure purpose of educating and empowering underprivileged children and women in rural areas. Our team of committed high school and college volunteers have been running weekly educational programs for over 50 children at Gamodubu Village, including HIV/AIDs patients, rape survivors and orphans.  We recently started a woman empowerment social enterprise called, Hope for Her, wherein we tap into traditional artistry of rural Batswana women and sell handmade eco-friendly jewelry by them, ploughing back the raised funds into their community. Ray of Hope also has a branch in the UK, educating and empowering marginalized and financially deprived communities through tutoring and self defense classes. " - Nandini Kochar Nandin...

Mokgethi Thusang Pilane Poet Name:Tito Title: Pain I know the pain of watching you love him The pain of you detecting time's to call I know the pain of watching you rip of my heart With a lovely smile I know the pain of hearing you talk to him While I lay besides you naked I know the pain that melted away the love I had I know the pain of being suicidal because of you I know the pain, the pain of being empty Feeling inhuman The rage in your eyes when I asked about him It still trifles me I know the pain of never letting you go I know the pain the heart attack I nearly got when you compared my strokes to his The compliment that nearly sent me to my early grave I know the pain the texts that were never meant for me I know the pain of being blown off in public being ignored before family and friends I know the pain the sleepless nights you gave me when you and him fought The night's I walked miles just to comfort you I know the p...

"20 centuries deep, inside a fabricated lie, the truth is like rain to a desert, at best its a mirage"  - Yugen Blakrok (Tetra Tarantula) taken from  Return of the Astro-Goth !! Pieoneers Blog had a young minute to chat with one of the most lyrically gifted South African emcees, Yugen Blakrok.   How did your journey with Hip Hop begin? Heard WTC on tv, Salt n Pepa, Busta Rhymes. Discovered a whole culture. From Kanif’s dark, mystic, suffocated, distorted, abstract boom bap beats to your unmatched witty, poetic rhyming style, y’all form a formidable force. What is your creative process in making music? We feed off each other’s energies. Often, the concept’s inspired by Kanif’s beats; other times, the lyrics dictate the vibe of the sound. You come off as a very well read individual on esoteric ancient knowledge and unconventional science. How important is that knowledge in today’s world? It’s an alternative to the conditioning that’s b...

Battle Rap has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. From battling on street corners for street cred to a new possibility of pursuing it as a career on a main stage. Just like any other sport, battle rap is aggressively competitive and territorial in nature. My hood v Your Hood. My City v Your City. My Country v Your Country! This event is nothing short of that very element of dominance. Both countries put up the best of their lethal wordsmiths to go head to head in what will be another Southern Africa's most prolific and historic moment in battle rap. The Warzone in association with Lesotho's finest and leading battle rap league DirtMouth, present an overwhelming exciting card as follows; INTERNATIONAL BATTLES Osama Bin Chaplin (BW) v T.U.R.K (Lesotho) Prometheus (BW) v Verbal KingPin (Lesotho) Ill Law (BW) v Phizzykhor (Lesotho) Michael Horror (BW) v Anonymous (Lesotho)               LOCAL LINE UP Eto v Kro Chedza Moon v Banyezus...

I keep telling myself I can do better Feel better But... I still seem to be suffocating in this city But is it really the city squeezing the little life I seem to have left from me?  Or is it just maybe this life thing was never my thing I smile and laugh as hard as I can That ’ s the only way to drown out the sorrow that ’ s screaming from my soul  I needed peace I carved silence But I always put on hold My cries and pleads were just another voicemail message on God ’ s phone  So I took a blade and made love to my wrist The feeling was surreal I could feel my pain just ooze out And I wasn’t numb anymore Few one night stands with blade Turned into a violent relationship that lost spark  I don’t feel the love it gave me anymore I don’t feel the connection, we ’ ve lost touch Its not enough to drown out the dark anymore I guess now I need something more permanent to silence the demons in my head  But... But I still wan...