Nokia re-invented in South Africa

Nokia have embarked on the road to restoring the brand’s image in South Africa. Gerard Brandjes, Nokia General Manager for East and Southern Africa, discusses the challenges with ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK. Nokia has fallen far behind in the smartphone wars, but remains the biggest cellphone brand in South Africa....

The rebirth of radio

In the second of a series of columns on the future of music, ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK explores the impact the Internet’s Audio streams have had on radio. As one traditional delivery channel for music, namely the record store, faces its demise, another is thriving. Radio was meant to be an early victim of the...

Workplace must adapt to youth

An insight that emerged at a Intel and Lenovo event revealed that companies who recognise the value that today’s youth’s tech-wise traits bring to an organisation will rapidly differentiate themselves in the marketplace. Call them the New Workforce, Generation Next or the ‘Nexters’ – the new kids...

Why RICA can’t work

The purpose of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (known to you and I as RICA) is to help fight crime. The intention of the Act is to ensure that every SIM card in the country can be traced to an individual. The benefit of the Act is that,...

Kenya’s mobile miracle

There are only two things you can’t avoid on the streets of Nairobi: potholes and cellphone advertisements. The potholes add to the cost of doing business in Kenya through both damage to vehicles and turning traffic into a nightmare. The pervasive adverts are a symbol of an industry that is...