NASA documents 3 new worlds

NASA’s newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered three new worlds — one slightly larger than Earth and two of a type not found in our solar system — orbiting a nearby star. The planets straddle an observed gap in the sizes...

Keep business strategy current in a changing world

Digital business moves so quickly that CIOs often find their tried-and-true methods of creating and updating strategy no longer applies. The pace of change renders priorities obsolete as customer needs shift, internal capabilities grow and competitive pressures mount....

MTN warns of fake social media accounts

MTN has issued a warning to customers about two parody social media accounts, MTN AWOOF Giveaway and MTN Free Dashout, that purport to be official MTN accounts. The company stresses that these are not MTN’s official accounts, nor have they been endorsed by MTN...

SA population edges up

South Africa’s mid-year population is estimated to have increased to 58,78-million in 2019, according to the report released by Statistics South Africa. Gauteng continues to record the largest share of South Africa’s population, with approximately...

Data privacy the biggest regulatory threat to big tech

Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA) will face regulation in 10 main areas over the coming years, with data privacy representing the main focus, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. GlobalData’s latest report, “Data privacy –...

Ntuli returns to HPE as MD

HPE has announced that President Ntuli has been appointed as the MD for HPE South Africa, effective 1 August 2019. Ntuli joins HPE joins from Dimension Data MEA where he held the position of regional executive sales: South East Africa and was responsible for driving...