There are too many well-intentioned initiatives that fail to deliver on their promises to bridge the digital divide.
I have been called many things in the pursuit of news stories, but being called a "high priestess" by an external communications specialist at one of SA's largest firms takes the cake.
Companies, PRs and even journalists seem to have forgotten the purpose of the media: to serve the reader.
Gone are romanticised notions that journalists are allowed to roam around freely.
Transparency is key to government's revitalised ICT view because only proper liberalisation will ensure long-term gains.
Standard Bank cites "competitive information" as reason for silence.
...And the heads of all those who have helped to create a laughing stock out of the entire South African telecommunications industry.
Standard Bank has not bothered to ensure its new Internet banking user interface works with all browsers.
The latest blackout came like a bolt out of the blue, almost like last year, when Koeberg "broke", plunging Cape Town into darkness.
The hype surrounding Apple's new wonder toy is unjustified.
This year is going to be risky for all of those companies which have, as yet, failed to grasp the basics of security.
Malware has become an industry, largely motivated by financial gain rather than mere bragging rights gain.
While the law is the Ace, the regulator is the Joker of the pack.