Hypertext Media has announced the launch of www.macinista.com - the first South African news portal dedicated to everything Apple. The word 'Macinista' is slang for a dedicated follower of all things Macintosh, assembled from the root word Macintosh (The computer Apple used to ignite the worldwide computing revolution) and the Spanish suffix 'ista'.

With many companies moving towards the use of Apple, especially for design, the website is likely to be in demand. The site promises regular updates on what's happening in the Macintosh world, with a local flavour; reviews of hardware and software for the Mac OS X platform, informative how-tos and opinion pieces from users entrenched in the Mac community. Contributors include IT-press stalwarts Brett Haggard, Ben Kelly and Simon Dingle, as well as numerous vertically focused Mac users from a variety of fields.