Standard Bank, Founders Factory Africa grow disruptive companies

Corporates can play a more significant role in working with small businesses to stimulate economic growth and job creation across the continent. Standard Bank has partnered with Founders Factory Africa to grow businesses across Africa. Nadia Oshry, senior manager at...
Stars are formed amidst a cosmic light show

Stars are formed amidst a cosmic light show

When massive stars – many times larger than our Sun – are born, they shine hot and bright before eventually exploding as supernovas – in fact, they release so much energy that they can affect the evolution of galaxies. But, unlike stars like our Sun,...

Cyber incidents now top risk for companies

Cyber incidents are the top risks for medium sized businesses (annual revenues of R500-million to R1-billion) in South Africa and around the world, replacing business interruption. This is according to the eighth Allianz Risk Barometer 2019, an annual survey on global...

Popular TV shows used to spread malware

Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are...

100m consumers will shop with AR by 2020

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have the potential to shake up the customer experience by individualising retailers’ offers and enabling customers to visualize products in different settings. By 2020, 100 million consumers will shop in AR online...

Live Capture system still showing errors

The Live Capture system upgrade at Home Affairs took place over the past weekend (29-31 March 2019), but errors are still occurring. Some offices are still unable to process smart ID card and passport applications due to technical errors today (1 April 2019)....