Kaspersky calls for closer co-operation

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, is urging greater collaboration between the UK government and the private sector to address the very real and potentially devastating threat of cyber-warfare and the consequent risks posed to critical...

SA publisher debuts active education

MaraMedia Publishing, a South African organisation born out of a need for more comprehensive and innovative education solutions in local schools, has launched a range of Interactive Digital Manuals for Grades 7, 8 and 9 using Adobe’s Digital Publishing Suite (DPS),...

CA moves to modernise mainframe

CA Technologies has unveiled a strategic direction to help mainframe customers embrace the future dynamic data centre and move closer to the ideal state of unbounded business enablement at zero cost. This announcement was made at CA World 2013 in Las Vegas. The...

Scientists receive national orders

President Jacob Zuma has conferred national orders on three Wits university alumni: Prof Glenda Gray; Dr Ridwan Mia; and Dr Bernie Fanaroff. Prof Glenda Gray was awarded the Order Mapungubwe (Silver) for her life-saving research in mother-to-child transmission of HIV...
Bold plan to eliminate polio

Bold plan to eliminate polio

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) yesterday presented a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan to eradicate all types of polio disease – both wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived cases – simultaneously.  Global leaders and individual philanthropists...

Samsung confident on S4 supply

While there have been reports that Samsung may struggle to meet demand in certain international markets for its new Galaxy S4 smartphone, its Africa subsidiary has no such worries. Samsung Electronics Africa vice-president and COO, George Ferreira, says volume units...