ZTE bounces back in SA

ZTE South Africa has resumed operations following the lifting of the ban by the US government, and the local operation of the Chinese telecommunications giant is back up and running at full capacity. The recent US ban led to the corporation suspending business...

Special education gets a boost with AI

The IBM Foundation and the US National Centre for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) are collaborating on a suite of classroom resources focused on supporting teachers who work with students with learning and attention issues. Teacher Advisor With Watson uses machine...

Fak’ugesi: unpack the source code of your African identity

The Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, “Tap Your Afro Source Code”, has announced the line-up of its 2018 programme promising to transform Johannesburg into a celebration of technology, creativity and innovation from across the African...
Hubble paints picture of the evolving universe

Hubble paints picture of the evolving universe

Astronomers using the ultraviolet vision of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have captured one of the largest panoramic views of the fire and fury of star birth in the distant universe. The field features approximately 15 000 galaxies, about 12 000 of which are forming...

Fax machines open network to attack

Attackers armed with just a fax number can exploit flaws in fax machines to potentially seize control of a company or home network. New research from Check Point Software Technologies shows how organisations and individuals could be hacked via their fax machines,...

Need for focus on gender pay inequality

Globally, there is renewed focus on the pay disparities between men and women. Rene Richter, a director of PwC, tackles the issue: In many countries, organisations are required to report on the gender pay gap. Although this is not yet the case in South Africa,...