It is time to leave the city of six taxis. It could be hard to believe but Kimberly has only a fleet of six private taxis plying the roads. The Rikki Taxi Company owns five of them and Fauen the other. Tourists are literally at the mercy of Rikki. The only way out is to rent a car. The procedure involved is mind boggling and people resort to Rikki. To their credit they never let their customers down. The media contingent was a small lot and plans for dinner crashed as the city closed as early as 8.30pm. Even the popular nightclub Kim by Night shut their operations early.

A South African journalist uses the world’s smallest lap top. To see him at work with his mini PC is an experience. The keyboard is thrice the size of the monitor. “I have been using it for three years and it comes in very handy. There has not been one venue where I have not been asked about this,” he says. Well people have different ways to attract attention and he has taken the route through a 4 inch monitor.