SA business is global Agripreneur of the Year

Claire Reid, founder of Reel Gardening, received the prestigous Agripreneur of the Year Award in the Future Agro Challenge. Reid will receive ongoing mentorship, partnership possibilities, and an opportunity to expand her business to different markets. The challenge...

SA vehicle sales set for small increase

WesBank has forecast that 2017 will see minor growth in the new vehicle sales industry. The past three years have seen sales decline, with 2016 sales falling a massive 11,4% – based on WesBank’s prediction that sales would tumble 12%. For 2017, WesBank...
Eskom in Coega nuclear deal

Eskom in Coega nuclear deal

Eskom is forging ahead with the nuclear build programme, and has signed a collaborative agreement with Coega Development Corporation (CDC). Signed on Tuesday, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see the two state-owned companies work together to support...

Charges of espionage over Yahoo hack

A grand jury in the Northern District of California has indicted four defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), for computer hacking, economic espionage and other criminal offenses in connection with a conspiracy, beginning in...

Hotels face growing ransomware threat

South African businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the 400% growth in global ransomware extortion attacks. According to audit, tax and business advisory firm Grant Thornton, businesses need to act now to ensure that their digital systems are protected...

New malware targets WhatsApp, Telegram users

Check Point Software Technologies researchers have revealed a new vulnerability on WhatsApp and Telegram’s online platforms – WhatsApp Web and Telegram Web. By exploiting this vulnerability, attackers could completely take over user accounts, and access...