Is there a safe way to save banking details on your phone?

The latest survey by NordVPN has shown that 33% of users save banking details on their devices to use them on shopping apps and websites later. While many customers go for this option out of convenience, cybersecurity experts warn to be careful, especially during the...

Entrepreneurship hackathon takes place this weekend

The Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the largest celebration of entrepreneurs and innovators who bring ideas to life and empowers nascent entrepreneurs, startups and those who face systemic barriers to starting and scaling their own company. The Global...

SA sim-racers finish second in Team Fordzilla Nations Cup

As the chequered flag brought a close to the inaugural Team Fordzilla Nations Cup international sim-racing event this past weekend, it was the team from Iberia who scored the most points to emerge victorious, ahead of South Africa in second, with Turkey completing the...

JWO Grant goes to microplastics researcher

After a continentwide search, with entries from 27 countries across Africa, award-winning Dr Gideon Idowu from the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, has become the third recipient of the annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant of...

Amazon’s e-commerce sales set for $16bn jump

As the world’s largest e-commerce retailer by revenue and market capitalisation, Amazon has witnessed explosive growth over the past two years. In 2021, the e-commerce net sales of the retail giant are expected to hit over $146-billion, or $60-billion more than...

Installed base of connected tanks to reach 22,2m

The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 4,8-million units at the end of 2020, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,5%, the active...