Phew, we’re finally packed and ready to go. Still cameras, check. Video cam, check. All kinds of equipment and extras (that have turned an otherwise carryable piece of luggage into elephant weight) check! Grahamstown, here we come …

The Zoopy crew is hitting Digital Citizen Indaba 2007 and Highway Africa 2007 from 9 to 12 September. Digital Indaba’s theme this year is the emergence of the digital citizen. Only in its second year, this incredibly well-packaged annual event will this year attract many more Africans, including many hands-on bloggers from Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria and more.

Highway Africa is the big one. It involves all kinds of intellectualising, debating, observing and collaborating - across media types and borders. The New Media Awards ceremony on Tuesday night will be broadcast live on SABC Africa at 7pm.