A small piece of South African internet history recently played itself out alongside the seemingly fanciful plans for an interplanetary data network. These topics were raised by internet pioneer Vint Cerf in a ‘fireside chat’ hosted at the JoziHub during his visit to the country recently.

Cerf is acknowledged for his early work in developing the data transfer standards and protocols that make the internet work. Today, he is, appropriately, a vice president and chief internet evangelist at Google.