3D-printed glove to reduce workplace injuries

3D-printed glove to reduce workplace injuries

Engineers from Jaguar Land Rover are working on the next generation of protective workplace clothing – a lightweight 3D-printed glove which could help better protect employees from the threat of a musculoskeletal disorder. The 3D glove is designed for people...

Take-home pay takes a knock in August

South Africa’s take-home pay declined slightly in August on a year-on-year basis. “The BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) shows salaries declined by 0,2% year-on-year and the average South African salary was R14 385 in August,” says Shergeran...

GIS mapping helps SA tackle HIV/Aids

Knowledge generated by communities is playing a vital role in informing HIV prevention and treatment programmes as health NGO Right to Care gears up to find innovative ways to reach UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets by 2020. These are the ambitious treatment targets to help end...

Sabric warns of increased BEC fraud

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) is warning companies to be wary of business email compromise (BEC) scams, which targets the employees in an organisation who are authorised to transfer funds or make payments. According to the global Mimecast...

Lazarus is back with previously unknown spy tool

The Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team has discovered a previously unknown spy tool, which had been spotted in Indian financial institutions and research centres. Called Dtrack, the spyware reportedly was created by the Lazarus group and is being used to...

Teams need to think more strategically

In 1950, 30% of the world’s population lived in cities. Today, that number is 55% and is expected to rise to 68% by 2050, according to the United Nations. Although the growth of megacities will have far-reaching effects on all aspects of business, it requires IT...