Real Time Wine founder Andy Hadfield has had a varied career. He’s worked for a major bank, a digital agency, and as a digital consultant and public speaker. Now he’s trying his hand at an application that he hopes will sidestep the elitism often associated with wine reviews and provide an informative

The department of international relations has confirmed it is investigating allegations that the former ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Salojee, accepted…

In mid-June 2012, when the big Internet players revealed their cards in the highest stakes game in Web history, the best Africa could come up with was four predictable geographic generic top-level domains, namely .joburg, .durban, .capetown and .africa. There were also a few applications from our pals over at

The question of what SA should do about Telkom has occupied many minds, especially since its proposed deal with Korea’s KT Corp was blocked by cabinet. Telkom’s management team put on a brave face after the deal was scuppered, saying the KT deal would

Vodacom announced a new set of smartphone contract tariff plans at the weekend under the heading “all-in-one Smart Plans”. Unfortunately, Vodacom seems intent on continuing to offer consumers packages that are founded on obfuscation and copious fine print rather than simplicity and transparency

Cell C is set to become the third mobile operator in SA to stock the iPhone. The company has begun taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S, the latest iteration of Apple’s smartphone, on its website. Until now, consumers interested in buying an iPhone have had to get it through either Vodacom or MTN

African countries need more scientists for research on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope to succeed, an official said in Pretoria on Monday. Head of astronomy at the National Research Foundation (NRF), Nithaya Chetty, said it was essential for the continent to start investing in human capacity

The headphones market has grown enormously in recent years, with just about every big electronics manufacturer offering high-end cans, and various newcomers springing up to sell headphones exclusively. Amplifier maker Marshall has entered the fray with a range of over-the-ear and in-ear headphones that

Huge Group CEO James Herbst and former chairman Anton Potgieter have had fines of R5m levied on each of them by the JSE reduced to R3m following a contestation of the bourse’s decision at the Appeal Board of the Financial Services Board. In November 2009, the JSE imposed the fines after it

Organised black business group, the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc), has bought a 20% stake in Mobile TV, the television broadcasting start-up founded by Mothobi Mutloatse. Mobile TV, which has applied for a broadcasting licence