SA users aware of online privacy issues

Almost a fifth (18%) of online users in South Africa always give apps and services permission to access their microphone or webcam, according to a global study of 15 000 people conducted by Kaspersky. However, overall awareness of webcam security is promisingly high,...

Data volumes set to grow faster than storage capacity

The amount of data created and replicated experienced unusually high growth in 2020 due to the dramatic increase in the number of people working, learning, and entertaining themselves from home. This is according to the annual DataSphere and StorageSphere forecasts...

EOH expects better earnings

EOH has issued a trading statement, alerting shareholders to a pending improvement in its earnings losses. EOH expects an improvement of between 83% and 86% to the loss per share (LPS) and an improvement of between 83% and 86% to the headline loss per share (HLPS) for...

Sheep found to have been domesticated 2 000 years ago

The transition from hunting to farming – which in south-western Africa took the form of herding of domestic animals – allowed for a more secure food supply that supported human population growth, and in some parts of the world led to the establishment of...
Ingenuity helicopter prepares for first flight on Mars

Ingenuity helicopter prepares for first flight on Mars

NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 1,8kg rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a...

Users worried about privacy but cling to social platforms

Africa’s mobile users are increasingly concerned about the mobile risks and the potential for digital identity theft; however, this is not stopping them from using their favourite messaging platforms and applications. This emerged in new research carried out by...