Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella painted an upbeat vision of the future, saying that the next version of Windows will be unified across screens of all sizes and that two money-losing units – Nokia phones and Bing search – would become profitable in 2016. The agenda, announced as Microsoft reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat Wall … Read more
A while back, Stellenbosch got a lot of attention for becoming South Africaâs first âWifi Townâ, when the town, in partnership with Mxit and the University of Stellenbosch, rolled out a free wifi network to serve the people â especially the low-income people â of the community. Lately, though, the project has been getting some … Read more
The jury is out on whether Facebook (FB: Nasdaq) is a good investment proposition. It created ripples of excitement when it announced a staggering deal to snap up mobile phone messaging service WhatsApp last week. Should you be adding some Facebook shares into the mix of your largely South African portfolio? Looking at the current revenue … Read more
On Wednesday, I published a blog by Dr Rob Smorfitt where he took a swing at the incompetent organisers of an event he drove hundreds of kilometres to attend. Nhlanhla Damoyi (pictured) suggested on my Facebook page that the blog left him with more questions than answers. So he posed them. Here they are – with Rob Smorfitt’s response.
Derek Kreunen was the head boy of Mondeor High who started the innovative Ixchange around the time Moneyweb began back in 1997. Even though he now lives in the USA, weâve kept in contact on and off ever since. His letter after hearing of my departure from Moneyweb deserves a wider audience. It inspires … Read more