Jul 15, 2020
The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) for June 2020 showed the biggest one-month bounce-back on record, providing the first strongest indication of an economic recovery since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, the organisation cautions that...
Jul 15, 2020
Hardware security specialists with cyber security provider F-Secure have published a report detailing their investigation into a pair of counterfeit network switches. The investigation, which concluded that the counterfeits were designed to bypass processes that...
Jul 15, 2020
Researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany are extending their exploration of the origins of the universe boosted by a new Fujitsu supercomputer, the PrimeHPC FX700 underpinned by the new Arm-based Fujitsu A64FX processor. The university’s QPace4...
Jul 15, 2020
Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, South Africa’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are optimistic – but there is a long-term jobs crisis looming. These are among the findings from Facebook’s Global State of Small...
Jul 15, 2020
A Gartner survey of company leaders, representing HR, legal and compliance, finance and real estate, revealed 82% of respondents intend to permit remote working some of the time as employees return to the workplace. For many organizations with employees working both...
Jul 15, 2020
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa have surpassed the 200 000 mark and, with more workplaces re-opening, it is inevitable that a worker may present with symptoms related to the virus. It is imperative that employers are prepared for such an event...