Broadband goes downtown in Jhb

Du Pont Telecom is joining forces with property developers in Johannesburg and Pretoria to deliver telephone and broadband Internet connectivity to its residents. This follows its acquisition of Dabba Telecoms, a company specialising in providing voice and data services to under-serviced...

Bidorbuy back BBC deal show

BBC Worldwide Channels has agreed a deal with bidorbuy.co.za, the South African online marketplace, as headline sponsor of BBC Entertainment show Deal or No Deal. Deal Or No Deal is presented by Noel Edmonds, one of Britain’s most popular TV and Radio presenters for more than 30 years.  The hit game...

Soweto ideas shine in Ghana

A group of innovative Soweto students last month joined their counterparts from across Africa at an event in Ghana to showcase their inventions – as well as entrepreneurial skills. A lamp shade made from recycled ice cream sticks. A plastic suitcase modified to include music players for entertainment and a...

Gadget in Huawei’s Amazing Race

Three media representatives, including Gadget editor Sean Bacher, will go head to head in Huawei’s Amazing Race. The contestants will dash around two cities in two days while they test Huawei’s latest devices.  Three contestants will go head to head and battle it out for the title of ‘Amazing Racer’...

Africa’s new business frontiers

A fast-developing infrastructure of flexible workspaces is helping companies explore new opportunities in West and East Africa, writes Joanne Bushell, CEO of Middle East & Africa of Regus Over the past decade, all eyes have been turned to the economic achievements of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and...

Creating tomorrow’s business legends

Legends is an award-winning enterprise development programme with a special focus on Black-owned, women-led, rural and community-based businesses. The overall vision of the programme is to permanently change lives for the better.