KZN science boffin earns bursary

A young scientist from Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal has earned a full bursary to study at a South African university of their choice, after presenting a scientific research project intended to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions in the...

Network cameras combat rising risks in retail

Crime is one of the biggest challenges facing retailers in South Africa today, however using technology to prevent it could not only help retail companies stop it in its tracks, but also open up customer service opportunities. By Brendon Hall, sales manager at Axis...

Data brings personalised insurance to life

How well do you know your clients? Probably not as well as you think. Certainly not as well as they’d like you to. Dr Eugene Wessels, partner: data analytics at King Price Insurance But that’s all changing. Clients aren’t just demanding greater...

Standard Bank sees rapid growth in Instant Money transfers

Digital money transfers are becoming entrenched in South African culture as a popular way to send cash across the country. Today, if you want to send money to anyone, anywhere in South Africa, it can be done via a mobile phone. This infrastructure is widening access...

Wits to present quantum computing summer school

Wits University, together with IBM Research, the Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering, the Wits Institute for Data Science, and the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) will host its first Quantum Computing Summer School from 2 – 10 December...

Nedbank Golf Challenge goes cashless

Spectators at this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player use a cashless payment system as they are issued with their unique tournament payment card for the 14-17 November Rolex Series event on the European Tour. Spectators will be able to simply...