The traditional first column of the year is usually a prediction of the events and trends to expect this year. I’ll give it to you in a sentence, then focus on the unfortunate reality in South Africa where the tech we need to focus on is somewhat more prosaic but infinitely necessary: solar.
Before Monday most South Africans would probably never have heard of competition commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele. But after his scathing attack on the “concentration and duopoly” of Vodacom and MTN as “a bias against the poor” they’ll know who he is.
True to his Pretoria roots, Elon Musk has built a bakkie, but unlike one you’ve ever seen in the capital.
I was in Cape Town when news of the SAA strike broke. Luckily, I was a day ahead of it and I was flying a different airline back home to Joburg.
Even though it’s less than 0.5% of Facebook’s $66bn revenue in the last year, the social giant will still allow adverts from politicians, even if they’re false.
The brutal war in Yemen may appear like any traditional regional conflict with guns on the ground, but it is…
he Springboks victory followed a triumph of common sense when Icasa announced plans to sell much-needed frequencies for faster internet access.
Facebook’s CEO can’t tell you when he learnt about Cambridge Analytica nor why the social giant allows false news in political ads.
Wow. WeWork is not just a case study of how not to do an initial public offering (IPO), but of how not to run a business.
Facebook will take it “to the mat and fight”. This is what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said about any potential legal challenge from the government to break it up.