Perception of SA’s corruption level is stable

Brand South Africa notes South Africa’s performance in the 2019 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which indicates that the country’s corruption perceptions score remains quite stable at 43/100 in 2019. Dr Petrus de Kock, GM:...

Blockchain exchange smooths electricity supply

Fujitsu has applied blockchain technology to develop a system for trading related to energy shortages and surpluses among electricity consumers, including factories and retail stores. Demand response (DR) is a scheme in which electric utilities and consumers of...

Homebrew spyware used to target embassies

Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected multiple attempts to infect foreign diplomatic entities in Iran with homebrew spyware. The attacks appear to be using an updated Remexi backdoor. Several legitimate tools were also used during the campaign. The Remexi backdoor...

Why recruiters should be serious about games

Gamification has emerged as the latest weapon in the war for talent. In the selection stage of the recruitment process, an increasing number of organisations are turning to game-style elements to improve candidate engagement and satisfaction, while still facilitating...

Poor rainfall keeps Vaal River system low

The level of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) has this week decrease well below the comparative week last year, with most of its dams remaining unchanged while others continue to dip to lower levels week on week. As a result of this situation, the Department of...

Fake social media accounts impersonate Thandi Modise

The Office of the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has noted a number of fictitious social media accounts impersonating chairperson Thandi Modise. The NCOP office has issued a statement clarifying that Modise does not have any active social...