#Hack.Jozi: top 10 finalists announced

The top 10 finalists of the 2016 #Hack.Jozi Challenge have been announced, and include ideas ranging from ways for parents to reduce screen time for their children and a free pick up and drop off laundry service, to an online platform to upload or download building...

Net neutrality key to robust democracy

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) believes discrimination should not feature in the country’s online or real-world environments. The association says there should, therefore, be no blocking or prioritisation of lawful...

SAB wants innovators who make an impact

The SAB Foundation opens entries into its annual Social Innovation programme today (3 May 2016). Entrepreneurs or innovators who have developed a product or service with a demonstrable social impact are invited to participate in the programme which offers a first...

IT services spend to reach $480bn

According to a series of new IDC Financial Insights Worldwide IT Spending Guides, financial services IT spending will reach almost $480-billion worldwide in 2016 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4,2%. The new series of guides for banking, capital...
SA scientists ID exploding star

SA scientists ID exploding star

South African astronomers have identified a rare star that exploded about 1 500 years ago. At the time, the star would have outshone all the stars of the Orion constellation, reaching a similar brightness to Jupiter in the night sky. Dr Brent Miszalski, South African...

Getting to grips with ISIS cyber-attacks

While the threat that emanates from ISIS-inspired cyber-attacks is of high concern, especially in light of the formation of a new United Cyber Caliphate composed of previously disparate pro-ISIS hacking collectives, these hacking groups still operate unofficially,...