Nov 23, 2016
Most South Africans using online banking facilities are by now aware of the risks of online banking fraud. Banks are continuously upgrading their security measures to protect their clients, and engaging in awareness campaigns to prevent clients from being defrauded...
Nov 23, 2016
The world is getting more and more connected and there are still huge investment opportunities for the private sector to connect the unconnected. This is according to the ITU’s flagship “Measuring the Information Society Report”, recognised as the...
Nov 22, 2016
The National Treasury and Telkom, through Business Connexion (BCX), have concluded negotiations on the existing contract for fixed-line telecommunication services to government for national and provincial departments, which will save hundreds of millions of rand a...
Nov 22, 2016
The first tender for South Africa Connect – the government’s ambitious broadband roll-out plan to provide internet access to all South Africans by 2020 – has been cancelled. The cancellation of the tender, which closed on 8 August, appeared in the...
Nov 22, 2016
Microsoft is doubling down on its commitment to the field of quantum computing, making a strong bet that it is possible to create a scalable quantum computer using what is called a topological qubit. Microsoft executive Todd Holmdahl will lead the scientific and...
Nov 22, 2016
Children are among the hardest hit by poverty, and poor households bear the main responsibility for looking after the greatest number of children. Almost two-thirds (63%) of the country’s children live below the upper bound poverty line (R965 per person per...
