Sep 4, 2024
South African innovation commercialisation firm, TechNvst, is collaborating with Microsoft through the African Transformation Office (ATO) to launch the TechNvst AI Startups Uhuru Program. It says this new initiative is set to transform the landscape for AI-focused...
Sep 3, 2024
The South African economy strengthened by 0,4% in the second quarter (April–June) of 2024. The finance, manufacturing, trade, and electricity, gas & water supply industries drove most of the economy’s momentum on the production (supply) side. On the expenditure...
Sep 3, 2024
Kathy Gibson reports – Scientists have confirmed that a big meteorite exploded close to Gqhberha last week (25 August), with witnesses reporting the flash and sound from hundreds of kilometres away. Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand, Nelson...
Sep 3, 2024
A major global survey of primary school teachers has revealed that a significant proportion of South African children are starting school without being developmentally ready, placing them at a disadvantage compared to their international peers. The survey, conducted...
Sep 3, 2024
The Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF’s) online platforms are currently down. On 30 August 2024, the Pretoria High Court issued an interim interdict preventing, with immediate effect, a new service provider from rendering services for the UIF online...
Sep 3, 2024
Although security teams worldwide are doing a much better job detecting and containing breaches, the average data breach cost continues to snowball, according to Stocklytics.com. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach skyrocketed to $4,88-million – up from...
