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E-readersJul 5, 2012

Switch to e-textbooks, now

The Limpopo Province textbook farce is the perfect argument for going digital.

5:00
JouleJun 28, 2012

On the death of a white elephant

Mourning the demise of the Joule electric car misses the point. White elephants do not a rich country make.

4:20
Telecoms policyJun 8, 2012

Only 100Mbps? Oh, the humanity!

Despite all the “managed liberalisation”, South Africa's bandwidth isn't catching up.

5:40

A bad idea whose time has come

Moshe Kam floats the really bad idea of regulating the profession of software development.

4:30

Google confirmation bias

If modern politics seems partisan and opinionated, blame the Internet.

5:20
JouleApr 26, 2012

The Joule of denial

If rescuing the Joule is top of a list of priorities, the list is upside down.

5:20
GreenpeaceApr 20, 2012

Greenpeace drifts among the clouds

Environmentalists whistle loony tunes entirely out of touch with the reality of technology.

3:10
E-tag cloningApr 10, 2012

E-tags cannot be cloned? Really?

Sanral says that unlike licence plates, e-tags cannot be cloned.

5:50
Bank feesFeb 24, 2012

Bank fees: baffle me with waffle

Pravin Gordhan says banks charge too much. So I asked my bank why an e-mail confirming a payment costs 65 cents.

5:00
Telkom fineFeb 16, 2012

Telkom's counter-offer jaw-droppingly inappropriate

The telco's arguments in response to a jaw-dropping Competition Commission fine are themselves astonishing.

6:40
Dodgy dealingsFeb 3, 2012

When good companies go bad

The price of a free market is eternal vigilance.

6:00
Internet lawJan 19, 2012

Resist out-of-touch politicians

The world over, politicians are trying to regulate information, thwarting progress and harming innocent people.

4:50
JouleDec 1, 2011

Joule: electric vapourware

SA's home-grown electric car might be released in 2015. That's rather long after its Paris Motor Show “debut” in 2008.