Apr 3, 2020
Hundreds of South African tech professionals are volunteering their skills to help combat the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. This was the word from Malan Joubert, co-founder of tech job portal offerZen, who yesterday opened the first virtual DevConf...
Apr 2, 2020
South Africans think government could have done better in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a survey conducted last week, just over 1 204 respondents described how they perceived the government’s response to the pandemic and the effects of the state of...
Apr 1, 2020
Xerox has withdrawn from its hostile takeover bid of HP Inc as the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold around the world. According to a statement from the company: “The current global health crisis and resulting macroeconomic and market turmoil caused by Covid-19 have...
Mar 31, 2020
Findings from the pre-lockdown Covid-19 National Small Business Survey released by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) shows deep economic challenges for small businesses during these unpredictable times. The survey canvassed thousands of small businesses...
Mar 30, 2020
A breakthrough in the development of quantum-enhanced optical systems could pave the way for advances in encryption, communication and measurement, scientists say. In a new paper in the journal Science Advances, a group of researchers, led by Matteo Clerici at the...
Mar 27, 2020
As South Africa goes into lockdown, one big question that looms large in the minds of parents is what to do with children unable to go out to play, and cut off from school. NASA has made available a wealth of education materials to promote STEM (science, technology,...
