Turn them off

By Khanyisa Tabata
27 march 2010

At exactly half past eight tonight millions of people from around the world to head a call by the WWF.

Many people in South Africa are expected to follow suite, with two of stadiums expected to have no lights. The Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban will be completely dark and Cape Town stadium is also expected to be dark.

Dr Morné du Plessis, CEO, WWF South Africa says Earth Hour 2010 gives an opportunity to the people of the world to unite in a call for action on climate change and to take the lead by making changes in their own lives.

A charity organisation in the UK has called on technology junkies to throw down their gadgets – at least for one day. Practical Action has called on all technology-users to switch off and stay away from their cellphones, computers, iPods and anything electronic for a full 24 hours starting tomorrow. The organisations says it is trying to raise awareness about the technology-poor developing world and wants people to write about their experiences; presumably only when they switch on their gadgets again on Sunday.