RISE OF THE BLOGGERS
By DUNCAN McLEOD
Blogging, or weblogging, where people post content they generate online, is becoming big business. More than 120 000 new blogs are created each day, according to blog search engine Technorati. There are about 70m blogs worldwide, Technorati estim...

CELL OPERATORS' BATTLE TO CONNECT
By Duncan McLeod
Cell C and MTN are at war. MTN alleges that the smaller operator is deploying community service telephones (CSTs) in areas that are not designated as underserviced, and has stopped paying call termination fees that Cell C says it is...

COOL, SMART AND EXPENSIVE
By Duncan McLeod
The Nokia N95 is arguably the most anticipated cellphone of 2007. Billed by Nokia as a "multimedia computer", this Symbian smartphone has just about everything bundled into it - including a GPS receiver for satellite navigation. It...

IT AND BEYOND
By Larry Claasen
Ridwaan Limbada's success as an importer and exporter of IT equipment has surprised even him. After 11 years of working as an IT sales rep, Limbada decided to forgo the security of a monthly pay cheque to set up his own business. He started Stre...

JUST THE TICKET

How is eNatis better than the old Natis system? Ntau Letebele: The old Natis is 14 years old and has severe technical limitations. We could not enhance it to improve service delivery and do the online or ATM transactions we pl...