by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Barry Buck – Mark Zuckerberg bought a social network for AI bots. Just let that sentence sit for a moment. Meta’s acquisition of Moltbook – the Reddit-like platform where AI agents using OpenClaw gossip about their human owners, swap code, and apparently...
by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
The cold fronts that have been pounding Cape Town and bringing some welcome relief to the region’s dams have finally made their way up to Joburg. Temperatures have plummeted and the dress code on The Local’s smoking balcony now demands a jacket on top of the autumn...
by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
We all know in the channel that the proverbial often happens. And like all other channel players, when it does, we do our absolute best to rectify any problem. In this, our 30th anniversary issue, we wanted to include the memories of as many channel veterans as we...
by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
When I was asked to write something reflective for the 30th anniversary edition, my first thought was: has it really been that long? My second thought was that anyone who was running an IT business in South Africa in the late 1990s and early noughties earned a...
by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
The 2026 Formula One regulations have sparked significant debate within the sport. Many fans have expressed concerns about the new rules – which mandate a 50:50 split between conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) power and electrical energy. By Graham Duxbury...
by Kathy Gibson | May 14, 2026 | Thought Leadership
This edition of this venerated publication marks 30 years since “The Esteemed One” put his head down and tried his very best to meet what is commonly referred as the “dreaded deadline”. Despite his best efforts in trying to explain to anyone who cares to listen that...
