White dwarf mystery uncovered by citizen scientist

White dwarf mystery uncovered by citizen scientist

A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf — an Earth-sized remnant of a Sun-like star that has died — ringed by dust and debris. Astronomers suspect this could be the first...

Complexity drives increase in security spend

Spending on IT security in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) is set to cross the $2,7-billion mark this year, up 10,2% on 2018. According to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), this growth can be attributed to the fact that security...

The state of global 5G deployments

Viavi Solutions has revealed new industry data demonstrating just how quickly 5G networks are rolling out worldwide, with 55 commercial 5G networks expected to be live before the start of 2020 — the year that 5G was originally expected to debut. A total of 13...

Traditional communications channels are a last resort for consumers

For many years, telephone has been the dominant means through which organisations communicate with their customers. However, according to Aspect Software, the growth in choice when it comes to interaction – as well as the changing preferences of younger...

Budget 2019 against the MTBPS 2018

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as presented by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni last year, was given against the realisation of the staggering impact State Capture had on the South African economy, strained fiscal numbers and ongoing concerns...

Budget 2019: TaxTim’s predictions

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be in the spotlight Wednesday when he delivers his maiden budget speech. By Marc Sevitz, co-founder of TaxTim, chartered accountant and tax practitioner Fortunately, we do not expect the budget to have many surprises or controversial...