T-shirt crowd-funding takes off in SA

South Africa’s first crowd-funding platform for customised T-shirts is set to launch in February. Design4T.com enables groups, organisations or individuals to create and sell custom apparel with no upfront costs. In addition, local governments and non-profits can use...

SA’s digital future hangs in the balance

South Africa’s digital future looks bleak as the current Internet growth trajectory won’t support the exploding Internet of Everything – and the accompanying devices and digital services that will become mainstream in the next five years. Steven Ambrose,...

SA start-up heads to Switzerland

South African start up Lumkani will be going to Geneva for the Seedstars World (SSW) final event on 4 February. Lumkani won Seedstars Cape Town last July and is among the 36 start-ups that will compete and pitch for $500 000 equity investment. More than 1 500...

Cloud adoption among SA corporates grows

Shifting enterprise IT infrastructure and assets to cloud-based architecture is a trend gathering momentum among enterprises worldwide, says AJ Hartenberg, portfolio manager: Data Centre Services at T-Systems in South Africa. It enables faster, more flexible...

Huawei launches eSpace 8950 in SA

Huawei has announced the launch its new-generation full-HD intelligent desktop phone, the Huawei eSpace 8950, to the South African market. The growing popularity of intelligent desktop phones has changed the way businesses communicate with each other, and have...