Gig economy clouds payment issues

The gig economy – also known as the “sharing” economy and epitomised by services like Uber — is changing the way we differentiate between employees, service providers and contractors. Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll...
SA telescopes track neutron star collision

SA telescopes track neutron star collision

The astronomical facilities of the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) have contributed to the study of what is fast becoming one of the most widely studied events in the history of astrophysics. These events are a direct detection of gravitational...

Robots race for glory in AfrikaBOT challenge

On Sunday (22 October), teams from township and private schools will be racing the robots they built through a maze at the second AfrikaBOT competition at the Zwartkops International Raceway near Centurion. Approximately 40 Gauteng junior high and senior high school...

Local fintech tackles US market

Global Kinetic, a specialist in transaction processing software and digital banking solutions, will showcase its FutureBank platform at Money2020 this month in Las Vegas. Martin Dippenaar, founder and CEO of Global Kinetic, says that FutureBank is opening the door to...

IBM announces major payment blockchain

IBM has announced a new blockchain banking solution that will help financial institutions address the processes of universal cross-border payments, designed to reduce the settlement time and lower the cost of completing global payments for businesses and consumers....

The hunt is on for security talent

The lack of qualified IT security talent remains a prevalent issue for businesses around the world, with 33% of companies last year admitting that improving their in house security expertise is among the top three priorities of their IT security investment, and 48%...