African first for OR Tambo

African first for OR Tambo

OR Tambo International Airport has become the first African airport to implement a Smart Security checkpoint that will digitise the security check process, speed up passenger progress through security and further enhance security through use of state-of-the-art...
Arctic sea ice losing its bulwark

Arctic sea ice losing its bulwark

Arctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as its extent shrunk, the oldest and thickest ice has either thinned or melted away, leaving the sea ice...
Saturn’s rings: mystery solved

Saturn’s rings: mystery solved

A team of researchers has presented a new model for the origin of Saturn’s rings based on results of computer simulations. The results of the simulations are also applicable to rings of other giant planets and explain the compositional differences between the...
Ekurhuleni plans a digital future

Ekurhuleni plans a digital future

Ekurhuleni aims to transform itself into a digital city and has laid down a digital framework as part of its growth development strategy up to 2055. The municipality yesterday launched a digital city partnership with Huawei, and unveiled a raft of digital services...
Zcash improves bitcoin privacy

Zcash improves bitcoin privacy

A new crypto-currency has been launched that offers more privacy and selective transparency of transactions than bitcoin. Zcash payments are published on a public blockchain, but the sender, recipient, and amount of a transaction remain private. The new currency is...
How has Note 7 hurt Samsung?

How has Note 7 hurt Samsung?

Samsung could emerge relatively unscathed from the recent Note 7 debacle, with its brand largely undented. However, it should move quickly to reassure users that it is working on the issues, and will fix them. Results from a recent International Data Corporation (IDC)...