BSI lands R220m biometrics deal for social grants

BSI lands R220m biometrics deal for social grants

Altron subsidiary Bytes Systems Integration (BSI) has won R220-million of tenders to support the South African Post Office (SAPO) with biometric technology as it gets ready to take over the payment of social security grants. The BSI solution will see citizen’s...

Millions lost to bitcoin mining malware

Cybercriminals have started using sophisticated infection methods and techniques borrowed from targeted attacks in order to install mining software on attacked PCs within organisations. The most successful group observed by Kaspersky Lab earned at least $7-million by...
The light of a million suns

The light of a million suns

Scientists have found new clues about the structure of the galaxy. In the 1980s, scientists started discovering a new class of extremely bright sources of X-rays in galaxies. These sources were a surprise, as they were clearly located away from the supermassive black...
Measuring the real effect of the aurora borealis

Measuring the real effect of the aurora borealis

From the ground, the dance of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, can look peaceful. But those shimmering sheets of coloured lights are the product of violent collisions between Earth’s atmosphere and particles from the sun. The beautiful lights are just...
African banking is exciting and profitable

African banking is exciting and profitable

Africa’s banking markets are among the most exciting in the world. The continent’s overall banking market is the second-fastest-growing and second most profitable of any global region, and a hotbed of innovation. This is according to a new report on...
SA’s take-home pay sees modest increase

SA’s take-home pay sees modest increase

South Africans took home more money in January 2018, although the income growth was slightly slower than previous months, according to BankservAfrica’s January Take-home Pay and Private Pensions indices. The BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index shows average...