Stafford Masie on his new Blade device and entrepreneurial innovation

Stafford Masie, one of South Africa’s most innovative players in the IT space has done it again with his new brainchild, the Blade device. He joined Alec Hogg in studio to talk about changing the way people do business through practical, entrepreneurial innovations.

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SA’s dangerous habit – 2/3 of us texting while driving

Whenever I get into a  car, the Good Lord provides me an opportunity to test tolerance. Stats which Discovery Insure provides in the article below reveal 80% of us talk on our cell phones while driving with hands-frees making little difference. But a worse habit is texting while operating the car. A tell-tale sign is … Read more

Hotel rooms of the future – Airbnb sure to take off in SA. Eventually.

By Alec Hogg I grew up in Newcastle, then a small town in Northern KZN. In those days before South Africa allowed television, the choice of entertainment was between the Flame Drive-In and a bughouse called The Plaza. It was months before movies made it off the circuit into the town – sometimes so old … Read more

ICT shakeup coming as regulator plans competition probe

Competition in the telecoms or ICT business is a huge issue around the world – in the United States, for example, there is a great deal of dissatisfaction with low levels of competition at the local and national levels, limited consumer choice, rising prices, and poor service. However, getting the right balance is tricky. Regulators … Read more

Have smart phones become too smart for business and social communication?

A little while back our talented young blogger Jes Edgson offered her perspective on why people of her age are obsessed with their cell phones. If you haven’t read it yet, go have a look at The thing about my generation. Jes’s latest piece will be published tomorrow. But it’s obviously not just the youthful … Read more