Uncertainty over security reigns

Uncertainty over security reigns

Companies are going to have to change the way they implement system security in 2018. New research from Forrester, examining how organisations will budget for security in 2018, concluded that data breaches, talent acquisition, and decentralised tech spending are still...
The way forward for SA

The way forward for SA

Kathy Gibson is at PSG’s Justice in Motion roadshow in Sandton — Strengthening institutions like South African Revenue Services (SARS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is key to South Africa’s political and economic recovery. Political...
Musk’s car goes into orbit

Musk’s car goes into orbit

In what is set to be remembered as one of the defining moments of 2018, Elon Musk has sent his car into space. The midnight red Tesla roadster became the first car in space last night, with a dummy named Starman, wearing a prototype of the SpaceX spacesuit, at the...
Digitalisation a priority for utilities

Digitalisation a priority for utilities

New power sector priorities are emerging across Africa, including financing of major power projects, joining the dots between generation and the 650-million ‘power poor’ and becoming agile in a digital world. Experts convening ahead of Power-Gen &...
Technologists in tech fightback

Technologists in tech fightback

The negative effects of technology, particularly social media, are at the heart of a new movement to limit users’ addiction and manipulation. The Centre for Humane Technology was set up by a group of Silicon Valley leaders to highlight how technology is being...
When mammals walked with dinosaurs

When mammals walked with dinosaurs

A slab of sandstone discovered at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre contains at least 70 mammal and dinosaur tracks from more than 100-million years ago, in rare glimpse of mammals and dinosaurs interacting. This is according to a paper published on 31 January...