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Inclusive partner ecosystems are the future of digital growth

The digital economy presents one of the most significant economic opportunities, yet for many black-owned small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) the barriers to entry remain stubbornly high. By Lebogang Luvuno, B-BBEE executive at Microsoft South Africa At...

Great leaders learn to lead themselves first

Leadership is often spoken about as if it is a set of techniques – how to motivate, how to delegate, how to manage change, and how to hold people accountable. According to Nokwanda Boarato, head: people and talent at 21st Century, these skills matter, but people do...

The Buck stops here: Conscious Internet Theory

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...

Editor’s Comment: Never forget where you came from

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...

Deep Throat: Stop the press!

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...

30 years on: Technology changes … the business doesn’t

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...

Have you lost interest in Formula One?

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...

Channel Chunder: There’s always hope that a deadline will be met

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...

Surge in mobile money tests financial resilience

South Africa recently celebrated Freedom Day, but it’s worth asking what financial freedom looks like in the digital age. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director, southern Africa at Fortinet There are about six million South Africans who remain unbanked or...

Monitors become the unsung heroes of the AI-driven workplace

When discussing the AI-driven workplace, the focus often falls on powerful processors, intelligent software, and the transformative potential of large language models. However, one critical component often goes unnoticed: the monitor. Far from being a mere peripheral,...

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