MEDIA & PRESS
Media Interviews and Press Coverage
Ramon Thomas has completed over 500 media interviews in South Africa, Germany and the United States. Below is a selection of those interviews, media appearances and published articles, with links to online archives where available.
For media enquiries or to arrange an interview with Ramon Thomas, please contact his office.
2016
August
- Cape Talk radio interview with Pippa Hudson: Internet dating scammers, dangers and risks
June
- Destiny Man interview on Internet dating, page 89.
2013
May
- Radio Islam radio interview on what happens to your digital profiles after you die, 1 May.
March
- SAFM radio interview on cyberbullying.
- Daily Voice: How Facebook Pokes Fun at the Infamous.
February
- Bay Teens in Cellphone Sex Scare – Weekend Post.
January
- Weekend Post article on sexting.
2012
May
- Cosmopolitan magazine interview for the Wedding supplement, August 2012.
- Telephone interview with Daily Dispatch on Facebook abuse.
February
- Weekend Post, Saturday, 9 February 2013.
- Radio 2000 interview with Angela Ludek.
January
- Weekend Post.
2010
March
- Radio RSG interview about the increase in phishing incidents before the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
- The Citizen Saturday: The Psychology of Celebrity.
2008
May
- Are You a Healthy Blogger? – Health24.
- Cellphone Snaps Still No Bum Deal for Gym Pervs – Weekend Post.
- Techno Talk on Menu as PE Hosts Bloggers’ Dinner – Weekend Post.
February
- eTV Morning Edition, 14 February.
- Lonely Hearts Broken by Unscrupulous Site – Business Day.
January
- Facebook’s impact – various SABC radio stations.
- Technology Trends insert on Kaleidescope – CNBC Africa.
- Victims of SIM Swop – Saturday Star.
2007
August
- Essentials Magazine, pages 38–41.
- Joburg’s Child / Cape Town’s Child Magazine.
July
- CNBC Africa interview.
- Move! Magazine.
June
- Reader’s Digest.
- SAFM.
- 702 with Tom London.
May
- Friday, 4 May: 3Talk with Noeleen – Where Do South Africans Meet Their Partners?
April
- Thursday, 26 April: Rights & Recourse – Policing the Internet.
March
- Friday, 23 March: eTV Morning Edition – Internet Cafe industry.
- Before You Try SMS Dating – Cosmopolitan, page 66.
- You can Find Love Online – Fair Lady, pages 54–56.
February
- 15 February: News Byte on Kaya FM.
- 14 February: Radio interview, 8:30 pm–9:30 pm, on Goodhope FM with Natalie Becker and Dr Eve.
- 14 February: Business Day – In This Day and Age Even Love Has Gone Online – and It’s Blooming.
- 12 February: Radio interview, 10 pm–11 pm, on SAFM with Lynette Francis.
- February: Essentials Magazine.
January
- 20 January: Radio interview on Al Ansaar.
- 3 January: Radio interview on RSG with Lynette Francis.
2006
December
- 15 December: How to Pull Women – Financial Mail.
November
- 6 November: Parents Guide to Mxit now available – ICTWorld.
- 6 November: Podcast Interview: Die Burger on New Online Trends.
- 3 November: MXit Blamed for Exam Results – Die Burger.
September
- 4 September: MXit Cries Foul About Media Claims – The Star.
August
- 18 August: MONDUITSPOEL: ‘Mix-up’ oor porno op MXit – Die Burger.
February
- 9 February: Dating Rules Apply in Cyberspace – Business Day.
- 2 February: Black Subscribers Warm to Online Dating – ITWeb.
2005
December
- 30 December: Tiff Over Dating Websites Leads to Bitter Claims – Business Day.
August
- 4 August: Survey Probes South Africa’s Mating Habits – Business Day.
- 2 August: Online Dating Still Growing in South Africa – ITWeb.
February
- 24 February: Roadmap for Users of Lonely Hearts Websites Goes Online – Business Day.
2004
September
- 16 September: South Africa’s Public Internet Access Lags Behind Peer Countries – Business Day.
August
- 26 August: Internet Body Calls for Talks on Costs – Business Day.
Media Enquiries and Interview Requests
For interview requests, media commentary or further information about Ramon’s work, please get in touch.
Please get to me. You can be a key on our S Africa movement. Our project can compliment you in many ways.
You seem to be more one the psycho analytical side of technology. In this respect please comment on the psychosis that went into granting a very important tech. project – requiring serious thought in terms of scalability and architectural decisions – to an un accomplished co. with out a track record like Tasima?
Looking at their portfolio of Clients, they list, Provincial Govt. of this, Municipality of that, etc… Which all boils down to their one and only Client – which they have defragmented on their website – which is the government.
Any thoughts?