Dotafrica enables African digitalisation

The availability for registration of domain names within the recently-launched dotAfrica (.africa) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) is helping to enable a new, transparent Africa powered by information. That is according to CEO of Registry Africa, Lucky Masilela,...

Passengers advised to register electronics

While SARS confirms that it is not obligatory for South African residents travelling abroad to declare their personal effects when leaving the country, Flight Centre Travel Group encourages frequent travellers to do so to avoid any inconvenience or confusion. Recent...

SA Express confirms CAA grounding

SA Express confirms that the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has suspended the airline’s Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) as well as the certification for an Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO). The SACAA finding relates, among others,...

Minimum wage versus a fair salary

South Africans consider a fair salary to range from R6 380 to R10 121 per month, with an average across all groups of R6 953. This is the finding from the Human Science Research Council’s (HSRC’s) recently-published social attitudes study in which the...

Joburg housing policy and the cobra effect

Something all politically-conscious South Africans often forget is that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, writes Martin van Staden, a legal researcher at the Free Market Foundation (FMF). Whether the intention is to achieve easier access to housing,...

Cryptojacking goes mainstream

In addition to malware, a newer and bigger threat to the safety, security and value of cryptocurrencies has emerged: in-browser cryptojacking that hackers use to target the newer less-well known currencies such as Monero, Coinhive and Zcash. These low-profile...