NSFAS already has almost 150 000 applications

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received more than 141 933 applications since the opening date on 1 September. On average, NSFAS has been receiving more than 4 000 applications a day, with the number going as high as 6 000 a day on peak weeks. By...

Cobots in the Ford workforce

To commemorate #TechiesDay (today, 3 October), Ford Motor Company is highlighting a team of collaborative robots (cobots) which have been introduced to work alongside engineers in Cologne, Germany, to ensure every Ford Fiesta has a perfect finish. The six cobots...
SA businesses confident about a tech-driven future

SA businesses confident about a tech-driven future

Technology is set to profoundly change the way we live over the next 10 years, with technology-led shifts such as sentient cities, connected mobility and robots going mainstream. Research shows that we’ll experience a more immersive, deeper partnership with...

Stalkerware increases in 2019

The number of users that encountered at least one so-called stalkerware (commercial spyware often used as a tool for domestic espionage) installation attempt surpassed 37 000 in the first eight months of 2019 (from January to August 2019). This is a 35% increase when...

RPA could save finance departments avoidable rework

Finance departments can save their teams from 25 000 hours of avoidable rework caused by human errors by deploying robotic process automation (RPA) in their financial reporting processes, according to Gartner. Currently, fewer than one-third of finance departments...

Seacom lights up N1 fibre route

Seacom has enhance its national high capacity fibre network with the rollout of services along the N1 connecting Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Cape Town as a first phase of its national rollout, following the acquisition of FibreCo earlier this year. Additional...