We have all been super busy here at Springleap. We’re in the process of launching our new site and making room for the improved version of Springleap. Certain changes have taken place and will take place in order for us to reach the standards that we forsee for ourselves.

Because we seriously value our community’s input and participation we feel that it’s of utmost importance that we listen and learn from one another! We have been listening to the community for some time now and feel it’s time to move in a fresh new direction that echoes the Springleap community’s requests and recommendations.

That being said, going forward we will be implementing a new voting process.

The community’s votes will be used as indicator to assess which are the top ten designs of that competition. Once the Top Ten has been established, a design panel will ultimately decide on the winning design.

If your design doesn’t win or make it into the Top Ten - don’t worry! We have a plan for you. All non-winning designs will go into our reseller portfolio that we’ll showcase to all our amazing stockists giving them the opportunity to be exposed to your awesome talent. If your design gets selected, we will come back to you with an offer on behalf of the reseller – if you take the offer they’ll be printed and sold in stores countrywide! Isn’t that great?!

We hope that as our much-valued community, you guys will embrace the new direction we’re moving into. We owe it to our designers and our community to move forwards and become the best Springleap that we can be, for you!

Thanks for the feedback Styrofred! We love getting feedback from the community so we can make the site work for you! Will bring up your suggestion! Awesome! shoutBack on 13/4/10 by

hey guys, can you make it so that one stays logged in for longer. I hate to keep on entering my username and password everytime I come here shoutBack on 13/4/10 by

that sounds great, but will the public know who is in the top 10? shoutBack on 1/4/10 by

So we’ve all heard the news- or maybe you haven’t…

Good ol’ Eugene Terre’Blanche, the most famous racist in the country, was murdered just last week. Allegedly the guy was found dead in his bed with his trousers around his knees

Terre’Blanche, a former South African policeman, founded the AWB in 1973 with the objective to form an independent white Afrikaner State and was known for his flamboyant racist and homophobic oratory. Oh, and his forceful personality that he used to convert people to his cause. .

As a critical consumer of the media, one has to ask… Is this all just smoke in mirrors or could there be some truth to the allegations? What we have to realise is that this is merely speculation at this point. We all know the way the media is prone to twisting information to sell papers. It is, however, a very interesting speculation with many indications that it points to the truth. Or does it?

I’ve come up with a list of arguments for and against the case that Eugene Terre’Blanche was a homosexual. Let’s just get something straight before we even start. The views expressed here are my own personal opinion, so like it or lump it!

1. Yes- Where there’s smoke…

Right. First things first. I am always skeptical of people who publicly express their hatred of an idea. In my opinion, homophobes that are outspoken regarding their hatred are secretly harbouring homosexual desires

This is psychology 101 people. It’s pretty obvious to me that unless you’re scared to death of something, why would you need to go on a public rampage about it? My feeling is that Eugene Terre’Blanche was terrified of his own secret sexual fantasies so he got angry about it.

The AWB are notoriously homophobic. If this were proved true it would be one of the most outrageous examples of hypocrisy imaginable and would either rock the world of every neo- nazi out there or would serve perhaps as evidence toward the theory that homophobia relates directly to fear of one’s own homosexuality.

2.No- It’s a smear campaign started by the ANC

The ANC has come under some serious fire this week. We’ve all seen the clips of Julius Malema kicking the BBC journalist out the media conference last week.

If you havent, here it is:

Aside from that, the outlandish comments he has made over the past few months are causing havoc for the ANC’s reputation. Perhaps they thought if they deflect some attention away from themselves it would relieve them of the pressure. Well, that and the fact that Terre’Blanche is dead now and isn’t able to defend himself

4. Yes- and he used protection

Rumour has it that there was a used condom found at the crime scene. The allegation is that one of Terre’Blanche’s murderers was actually an AWB member who used to visit Terre’Blanche on a regular basis. He was allegedly also sexually abused by him repeatedly.

Hmmm.. I’m not so sure about this one. Was he sexually abused or did he consent? If the latter doesn’t apply, why did he continue to visit? Unless we can suppose he was forced to. Terre’Blanche is a notoriously cruel chap after all.

5. Yes- and he’s done it before…

Back in the 80’s a story emerged of an AWB bodyguard who claimed to have woken up after a night of heavy partying to find Terre’Blanche on top of him, trying to molest him.

The bodyguard laid a complaint within the AWB and was promptly kicked out of the organisation. The bodyguard went to the Vrye Weekblad - the only newspaper that would run the story.

After the story was published, there was no reaction from Terre’Blanche or the AWB. Terre’Blanche’s foray into Ventersdorp the fateful Friday of his murder - to buy ciders for his workers, and a bottle of vodka for himself - appears to be no different from the AWB shindig in the 1980’s.

6. Yes- and he likes to spoon

One of the murderers is alleged to have slept in Terre’Blanche’s arms whenever he stayed over. City Press reported that new AWB leader Steyn van Ronge commented on the allegation that the boy was lying in Terre’Blanche’s arms when he slept over at his farm: Apparently he (Terre’Blanche) felt sorry for him because his parents were divorced

7. No- he clearly didn’t own hair product or moisturiser

Say what you will, but no self respecting gay man would be caught on camera looking like this people. Come on. I bet he’s never had a facial and that he’s in dire need of a pedicure.

8. No- the shoes say it all!

‘Nuff said?

So was he or wasn’t he?

Could it be that the ‘Martyr’ is in fact a nothing more than a self hating gay man who was unable to come out and embrace his true self in culture of Afrikaner rigor?

Oh I do hope it’s true. That’ll teach us about hatred and bigotry. We’re all just people. We can’t buy into a person’s rhetoric because they are in a position of power. And if we do, we can’t idealise them.

Buying into someone’s ideals unleashes a landslide of concerns. Maybe we even have to feel a bit sorry for Terre’Blanche.

Or can we? Could this hater have been just another confused guy who couldn’t deal with his stuff? One thing’s for sure: we have to build up our own integrity and demand it from our leadership (I’m referencing the ANC and the ANCYL as well)

Well that’s enough of that for now. I’ll be keeping my eyes on this story to see how it unfolds.

Laters Springleapers

Of course we don’t all have the same views. What matters is that we all have the right to express them- that’s democracy. I’m not picking a side! I’m just saying that I’m really flippin’ happy that people are discussing this stuff. shoutBack on 12/4/10 by

Hmmm.. Are you putting me in a corner BoyBrown?? To be honest- I’d say yes, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true. The thing is, I’m very cautious of media speculation and rumours being taken out of context! So let’s just say I’m momentarily undecided and am watching eagerly for more details to come out. And I’m not being defensive- all views are welcome here- love getting your comments! shoutBack on 12/4/10 by

I wonder who was on top? hahahaha And yes Danya- I think we all need to talk about this stuff, but we have to also be prepared to listen to other people’s views as well without getting all defensive. The thing is Foxy, it doesn’t seem to me that Danya actually proposed any particular view. She put the arguments out there but didn’t state which one she believes. I think she should- So Danya, was he or wasn’t he?????? shoutBack on 12/4/10 by

We don’t all have the same opinions over these things. I suppose the important thing is that we have the right to our own views and we need to share them. shoutBack on 12/4/10 by

Gotta say-even though I don’t necessarily agree with everything you’ve said- it’s good to see articles like this on the Springleap site. I think it’s important that we keep our eyes out on the political scene of our country. shoutBack on 12/4/10 by

Recently I had the great pleasure of attending the Silicon Cape Event held at the Woodstock Biscuit Mill in Cape Town.

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What an EXEMPLARY event drawing over 400 of the most influential people in the Internet, developing, eCommerce, VC and supporting industries.

Of course Springleap.com attended and I got a fantastic opportunity to chime in and voice my opinion about the Silicon Cape Initiative and why Springleap.com are avid and firm supporters of all such events.

My 2 cents on the Silicon Cape Initiative recently held at the Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, Cape Town. A quick interview courtesy of the fantastic GottaQuirk.com lads and lasses. A truly fantastic bunch. shoutBack on 10/4/10 by

The Springleap team will be out and about again – this time at Sowing the Seeds in Cape Town.

This is the official warm-up event for Rocking the Daisies and Rocking the Gardens. And we at Springleap think it’s gonna be hot! You can expect an awesome vibe with a rocking musical line-up; The Dirty Skirts, 7th Son, The Little Kings, Circuswing and Funafunji will definitely have the crowd bobbing their heads and bustin’ some moves.

For those of you who enjoy their rock ‘n roll with a side order of retail therapy, come along and have a look at the art gallery and crafts market. There will also be mouth-watering food and drinks on sale so you can keep your strength up.

Hopefully the weather will be equally rocking, but hey, one thing we at Springleap know for sure- even if the sun don’t shine, it’s always Springleap time!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
When? April 10, 2021
What? time? 12pm – 8pm
Where? Cape Farmhouse in Scarborough, Cape Town
How much? R90 through Webtickets and R100 at the gate

Here’s some more info about the event.

So grab a blanket, a couple of friends and head on down to Sowing the Seeds!

We’ll see ya there, so make sure to come along to the Springleap stall to say hi! And if you’re wearing a Springleap Tee, we’ll give you a discount on your next purchase. Hey, it’s a win-win situation for all! Tempted? Yes you are…

YEEAAHH!!! So excited! :) Gonna be awesome, hanging out with all of u guys! shoutBack on 8/4/10 by

I will totally almost definitely be there! Let’s just hope the weather is good :) shoutBack on 8/4/10 by

woohooo!! It’s going to be loads of fun, hope to see some of the Springleap members stopping by to say hi :) shoutBack on 8/4/10 by

Firstly a might big thank you to the guys over at Brainstorm Magazine! Thanks for the awesome feature!

Check out Eric and Eran in all their glory on pages 38 and 39 on this months issue (April 2010) of Brainstorm Magazine.

A multi-purpose online vehicle

Springleap.com does t-shirts. It does pretty good t-shirts. And it’s stimulating local talent while it’s at it.

Why, asks Springleap.com founder Eran Eyal, would someone invest R4 million in a T-shirt company? Well, they wouldn’t. Someone has invested R4 million in Springleap’s holding company, Fashion Evolution, though, and what they’ve invested in, says Eyal, is crowd-sourcing.

Crowd-sourcing is one of the new Web 2.0 concepts on the block, and big companies, with serious money, are doing it on a professional basis-Amazon.com, Unilever, and Cisco systems being notable examples.

To read the full article check out this months issue of Brainstorm (April 2010)