- Isn’t South Africa just the most fun? We live in a land that is marked by one of the most incredible digital divides. Forget Third World South America, or Middle Africa. That’s different – technology just never got off its feet and it’ll take many years, plenty discarded US laptops and OLPC’s from heaven before the situation changes. South Africa is different. Many people have written about our unique combination of First World business and technology with Third World infrastructure, politics and crime. But this dichotomy never really hit home till an experience I had the other night. I live in a fairly safe neighbourhood – Craigavon. We have a wet…

- Brilliant. Just noticed this while channel flipping. M-Net are going to start showing repeats of popular shows... based on load shedding schedules. So, Eskom takes you down - fear not, because the latest episode of the late 30s hormonal housewives or whiny promiscuous doctors is just a channel-click away. Image here. Seriously though. What a clever programming idea. Kudos M-Net and DSTV. Considering we went down in Sandton, again today (this time for 4 hours from 10h00 to 14h00) - this idea should get some sparky traction quite quickly. Channel launches 22 March at 14h00. Chances are Sandton will be down. Original post and more from www.andyhadfield.com.

- Ah, they really are getting better and better. Grammar is tightening up. Countries are being more obtuse. This is Princess Diaries in a scam. Don't ask me how I know about Princess Diaries. I think where this spammer's email segmentation methods went just a touch of course - is his assertation that we have a stable economy. OK. I'm 100% passionate about South Africa - but my recent foray into Standard Bank shares doesn't make me think the I personally could help enrich this poor widow. I am SO glad to see the money is free from drug / laundering offences. Last thing I need is Brett Kebble's ghost on my ass. --- message follows --- Mr Winterfield. Bring…