First Africa Code Week winner named

The Cape Town Science Centre, global co-ordinator for Africa Code Week 2016, has announced the first recipient of the Africa Code Week Youth Ambassadors Award – 13-year-old Esihle Yokwana will be presented with her award and prize (a new laptop with Internet...

WEF delegates warned about cyber-spies

As the World Economic Forum in Davos approaches, Kaspersky Lab experts want to warn attendees about the risk of cyber-espionage attacks using malware designed for mobile devices. Many of the cyber-espionage groups investigated by Kaspersky Lab experts in recent years...

What to expect from wireless charging in 2016

Wireless charging in the iPhone, tri-modal receivers and the one-millionth public charger unit shipment are all realistic expectations for the wireless charging market in 2016. With the wireless power industry setting strategies for 2016 and beyond, IHS has listed...

Behind the NSFAS grant figures

In the midst of fanfare about emergency grants and increased funding; Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has promised that the number of poor and working class students whose fees will be paid out of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS)...
IoT set to be pervasive

IoT set to be pervasive

More than half of major new business processes and systems will incorporate some element of the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020, according to Gartner. The impact of the IoT on consumers’ lives and corporate business models is rapidly increasing as the cost of...

Social sharing opens the door for cyber-crooks

Almost a third (30%) of social network users share their posts, check-ins and other personal info with everybody who is online – not just their friends. This is leaving the door wide open for cyber-criminals to attack, as users remain unaware of just how public...