SA leads in economic crime

SA leads in economic crime

By Kathy Gibson – South Africa has the dubious distinction of leading the world when it comes to economic crime, which has now reached 77% – its highest level in 10 years. This is against a backdrop of rising levels of reported economic crime worldwide,...
Will R1trn education spend be effective?

Will R1trn education spend be effective?

The education of South Africa’s youth was highlighted as one of the top three national priorities in Finance Minister’s Malusi Gigaba’s 2018 budget speech – but the jury is still out on how effective the R1-trillion going to education will be....
AI touted as solution to complex threats

AI touted as solution to complex threats

Malware sophistication is increasing as adversaries begin to weaponise cloud services and evade detection through encryption, using it as a tool to conceal command-and-control activity. To reduce adversaries’ time to operate, security professionals will...
Study quantifies Antarctic ice loss

Study quantifies Antarctic ice loss

A NASA study based on an innovative technique for crunching torrents of satellite data provides the clearest picture yet of changes in Antarctic ice flow into the ocean. The findings confirm accelerating ice losses from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and reveal...
New technology makes drones safer

New technology makes drones safer

Vodafone is trialling what is believed to be the world’s first air traffic control drone tracking and safety technology. Vodafone’s approach uses 4G Internet of Things (IoT) technology to protect aircraft from catastrophic accidents as well as prevent...
AI looks into your eyes to predict cardio risk

AI looks into your eyes to predict cardio risk

Artificial intelligence (AI) can now predict your heart attack risk — by looking into your eyes. Google scientists are presenting research on an algorithm that can accurately assess a patient’s heart attack risk by examining retinal fundus images....