Skills gap puts economy at risk

Skills gap puts economy at risk

A majority of South Africans are concerned that the current matric syllabus is not preparing the youth for work. This is among the findings from City & Guilds Group’s first Skills Confidence Report, an international study of 8 000 employees in South Africa,...
Rain falls in the black hole

Rain falls in the black hole

An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has witnessed a cosmic weather event that has never been seen before – a cluster of towering intergalactic gas clouds raining in on the supermassive black hole at...
SA managers still optimistic

SA managers still optimistic

South African managers believe that their organisations are well placed to not only survive the difficult economic conditions, but even prosper. This is according to the latest South African Management Index Report (MIR) released by USB Executive Development (USB-ED)....
SA shoppers take to e-commerce

SA shoppers take to e-commerce

South Africans have shown a growing confidence in e-commerce, with a notable 56% of respondents in a new survey indicating that they have shopped online between December 2015 and March 2016. The Effective Measure E-commerce Industry Report 2016, sponsored by Visa,...
Cyber-crime wave hits Africa

Cyber-crime wave hits Africa

Cyber-crime has become a global epidemic from which Africa has not been spared, leaving companies counting losses which range from money to credibility. Corporates across the continent need to take urgent action to prevent these outcomes, but too few are yet making...
Russian Lurk gang behind bars

Russian Lurk gang behind bars

Kaspersky Lab experts and Sberbank, one of Russia’s largest banks, worked closely with Russian law enforcement agencies to investigate the Lurk gang, culminating in the arrest of 50 people. Those detained are suspected of involvement in the creation of infected...