Digital players drive car sellers online

Digital disruption is rapidly gathering steam in South Africa’s second-hand car industry, with tech start-up CarZar a prime example of this, offering an online-only model, a 30-minute sales service and data-based pricing. The car industry is one in a long line...

False flags stymie threat detection

Targeted attackers are using an increasingly wide range of deception techniques to muddy the waters of attribution, planting “false flag” timestamps, language strings, malware, among other things, and operating under the cover of non-existent groups. This...
Nobel prize for tiny machines

Nobel prize for tiny machines

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world’s smallest machines, including tiny lift, artificial muscles and miniscule motors. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, University of Strasbourg, France, Sir J Fraser Stoddart, Northwestern...

Digital transformation drives business growth

Digital transformation is having a significant impact on enterprises worldwide. CA Technologies has released in a new global study of senior level business and IT executives, “Keeping Score: Why Digital Transformation Matters” that demonstrates the strong...

Net1 ploughs R2bn into Blue Label Telecoms

Net1 has entered into a share subscription agreement with Blue Label Telecoms to subscribe for approximately 117,9-million shares in Blue Label, at a subscription price of R16.96 per share, for a total of R2-billion. Following implementation of the subscription, Net1...

Galaxy Note7 to hit SA this November

Samsung has confirmed that the new Galaxy Note7 smartphone will be available in South Africa on 11 November. The new Galaxy Note7 devices went on sale in South Korea on 1 October. Following reports of some batteries exploding, a global replacement programme in regions...