[eCommerce Africa Confex] Get mobile with mpayments

[Nicci Botha] An obsession with social media means we are permanently attached to a mobile device, so it's logical that this is where the future of financial services delivery lies...

[Design Indaba 2016] A font of wisdom

[Terry Levin] Design is not a neutral word. It is a term that on hearing it, somehow makes people feel obliged to question its relevance against their entire world view...

#DesignMonth: What survived after Flash went nuclear?

[Alessandro Bonora] Flash is dead. It's not a rumour. If you haven't heard the news here it is...

[Design Indaba 2016] Hubert and Snask close day two

[Pasqua Heard] Day two of the Design Indaba ended on a high note with addresses from Benjamin Hubert, founder of Layer, and Fredrik Öst, founder of Snask...

The value of self education in South Africa

[Hicks Crawford] The average annual cost of an undergraduate course of study in South Africa is R30,000. This includes living expenses and tuition for an average student...

The weight of the no wait debate

[Seth Whitehead] I recently bought a watch from an online store. I went through the usual online user experience: I went online, searched through the pages of a vast variety of watches. I had a type of style in mind...

[Design Indaba 2016] All the feels

[Leigh Andrews] Bar the handful of invited media, the bulk of Design Indaba attendees don't act like screen-obsessed workplace millennials...

[Design Indaba 2016] An Indaba dabba doo

[Anice Hassim] I am in town with some of the immedia team to soak up the stimulation from Design Indaba 2016. We have been to many conferences, but this is our very first Design Indaba...

[NewsMaker] Kristin Louw - GM of Digital Briefcase

[Louise Burgers] Kristin Louw has been appointed general manager of Digital Briefcase, a new division of Spark Media launched to address the digital marketing needs of the SME market...

#DesignMonth: Re:Fresh with bicycle powered juices

[Cari Coetzee] "One of Re:Fresh's fundamental aims is to change attitudes around waste and sustainability..."

[Design Indaba 2016] Once upon a time...

[Beverley Klein] The first day of Design Indaba brought with it two performances illustrating design, from excerpts from a Pidgin-English Opera to a play about the dreaded design pitch...

Ice cream sandwiches for my Valentine

[Nina Timm] Ice cream sandwiches are my Cupid's arrow this Valentine! And ice cream sandwiches don't only have to be for your kids you know. The flavour possibilities are endless and you can try anything from chocolate and banoffee to lemon creams with Mojito ice cream for the grown-ups.

[eCommerce Africa Confex] Around the world in a few clicks

[Nicci Botha] The way people buy and sell online has changed, with mobile becoming the link between online and offline shopping, says Efi Dahan, PayPal Regional Director: Africa and Israel...

Comprehensive crisis communication plans are crucial

[Bridget von Holdt] There's a growing need for companies and government to implement a comprehensive crisis communication plan to deal with the social media backlash of the individuals they employ...

#DesignMonth: Formative takes a bow

[Ruth Cooper] Formative is a stage and production design agency that specialises in seamlessly run events and concerts.

Design Indaba is not for designers

[Terry Levin] The annual Design Indaba Festival, which annually attracts thousands of delegates from around the world, celebrated its milestone 21st anniversary when it opened on 17 February 2016, at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town...