WORLD BANK UPS THE ANTE
By Duncan McLeod
The World Bank Group, one of the principal financiers of the East Africa Submarine System (Eassy), a US$280m submarine telecommunications cable along Africa's east coast, will fund its construction whether the SA government grants land...

MAKE IT A DATE
By Duncan McLeod
Web giant Google is fast building an online rival to Microsoft's Office suite. Google Docs & Spreadsheets already offers a rudimentary alternative to Word and Excel. And Gmail and Google Calendar provide a compelling, Web-b...

PICK AND CHOOSE
By Duncan McLeod
Zolisa Masiza was enjoying himself. The 300-plus people gathered at a Sandton hotel last Wednesday were hanging on to every word uttered by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) councillor. Teasing his audience, he ...

ON A LOSING FREQUENCY
By Shoks Mzolo
State-owned Sentech is becoming a predictable and expensive soap opera. But despite the same story for years - red ink splashed across its income statement - its supporters in Pretoria remain as loyal as ever. Since 2003, Sebilet...