50 years ago Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon

50 years ago Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon

3 … 2… 1 … we have a lift-off! Fifty years ago today (16 July 1969), three astronauts blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and became the first human beings to land on the moon and return home safely. The Apollo 11 space vehicle was...

Entry-level earners spend 4% on income on telco

Customers with a R5 500 net monthly income spend an average of R200 worth of prepaid services every month (data, voice, SMSs), which equates to over 4% of their income, according to data from FNB. Pieter Woodhatch, chief executive of FNB Easy Subsegment, says tough...

Security, networking, cloud top IT certifications

As the IT world moves ever faster toward greater virtualization, advanced cloud computing and new forms of software, IT certifications are boosting the credentials of professionals in the sector. According to the latest ‘Value of IT Certification Survey’...

Car-check info now available in an app

Buying and selling a car has just become a whole lot easier for South African consumers, thanks to a vehicle-checking app which gives consumers access to a range of information previously reserved for car dealers, banks and insurance companies. The app, which is run...

Retirees are still working to cover pension shortfall

For many South Africans, retirement is not the life of leisure and financial freedom that it’s made out to be. In fact, the majority rely heavily on income from a salary because their pension income is insufficient to support them. This is the startling result...

EOH concludes internal investigation

The ENSafrica investigation into EOH has found evidence of a number of governance failings and wrongdoing, including unsubstantiated payments, tender irregularities and other unethical business practices which are primarily limited to the public sector business...