High court rules on lion bone quotas

The Pretoria High Court has today set aside the 2017 and 2018 lion bone quotas, stating that these were both unlawful and unconstitutional, and that due process was not followed in the setting of these quotas. Before giving his judgement, Judge Jody Kollapen said the...

Artificial tongue could have whisky counterfeiting licked

An artificial “tongue” which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say. In a new paper published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Nanoscale, Scottish...

SA still lagging in gender equality

More than one-third of South African women feel that that their gender and parental responsibilities are holding them back from advancing in their careers. This is one of the findings revealed by CareerJunction’s latest gender survey, which explores gender...

Chatbots will appeal to modern workers

Chatbots continue to be a hot topic among media, end users and vendor communities. This is no surprise, as chatbot technology – which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic human conversations – is beginning to mature and offer more sophisticated...

DDoS attacks on the rise

In the second quarter of 2019, the total number of DDoS attacks grew by 18%, compared to the same period in 2018. Application-layer attacks, which are more difficult to organise and protect against, showed significant growth – increasing in quantity by a third...

New blockchain network for supply management

IBM has announced a new blockchain network aimed at improving manual and cumbersome supply chain management. Supply chain management involves overseeing the flow of goods and services, such as tracking the movement and storage of raw materials, inventory, and finished...