Aug 7, 2020
‘Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities and Constraints’, a new report from ITU and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), highlights that equal access to information and communication technology (ICT) can save lives in...
Aug 7, 2020
Only 23% of tech jobs are held by women in South Africa – out of 236 000 ICT (tech) roles, women occupy 56 000 of them, according to industry website WomenInTech.co.za “As a sector, we need to hire women to improve diversity in the workplace (and...
Aug 7, 2020
The first members of a surge team of health experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have arrived in Johannesburg to bolster the country’s response to Covid-19. As the continent nears 1-million cases, WHO is expanding support to countries experiencing a...
Aug 7, 2020
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth’s own brand of sunscreen – ozone – in our atmosphere. This method simulates how astronomers and astrobiology researchers will search for evidence...
Aug 6, 2020
Kathy Gibson reports – Women in the IT channel have so far raised close to R38 000.00 for the Sandton SPCA in the A-Plus Channelwise Women’s Day Challenge. The challenge was initiated to raise funds for the animals often overlooked in the tough times South African are...
Aug 6, 2020
South Africa has found itself among the top 10 countries with exposed online databases and credentials. China is the ultimate leader when it comes to unsecured databases and free-for-all credentials, research has found. The country has 3 794 exposed databases with 2...
