Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Airline passenger demand increases

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 10% compared to January 2024. Total capacity, measured in...

SA’s working class is still growing

South Africa’s working class – households earning between R8 000 and R22 000 per month – has expanded significantly despite the country’s ongoing economic struggles. This is according to The Majority Report 2025, published by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT)...

Customer service, support set for transformation

Generative AI, digital customer service, and conversational user interfaces (CUIs) will transform customer service and support by 2028, according to Gartner. "The common theme of these three technologies are their ability to streamline the customer journey and enable...

WLAN market continues to boom

According to a report from Dell'Oro Group, H3C was the first major manufacturer to recognise revenues for commercially available, enterprise-class WiFi 7 Access Points (APs) as the overall Wireless LAN market grew to nearly $3-billion during the second quarter of...

Healthy growth forecast for smart home appliances

The global smart home appliances market size is expected to reach $58,51-billion by 2030 and will expand further at a CAGR of 9,2% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market growth is largely driven by factors such as growing...

ChatGPT dominates LLM mentions on social media

In the dynamic landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs), OpenAI's ChatGPT has emerged as the frontrunner with an impressive 89,9% share of voice on platforms like Twitter and Reddit among the top seven LLMs so far in 2023, reveals...

Software engineering leaders require oversight of generative AI

By 2025, more than half of all software engineering leader role descriptions will explicitly require oversight of generative artificial intelligence (AI), says Gartner. "Outside of generative AI's impact on technology implementation, it also changes the managerial...

PMI ticks up in August

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) improved somewhat in August, rising by 2.4 points to 49.7 - just below the key 50-point mark. The increase in the headline PMI was driven by the business activity index, which jumped by almost 12 points to...

Vodacom, Eskom in historic virtual wheeling agreement

Vodacom has signed a virtual wheeling agreement with Eskom which, it says, will help accelerate efforts to solve the country's energy crisis. In addition to adding capacity to the nation's power grid, the agreement will also play a significant role in moving Vodacom...

UJ team takes July honours in JSE Investment Challenge

The University of Johannesburg's VK 29 MMS team emerged as the July monthly winner of the JSE Investment Challenge under the Speculator Portfolio of the University competition. Team members Madoda Hlatshwayo and Sebolaishi Manamela Manamela demonstrated their...

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Outsourcing lead generation to meet sales targets

For the first time in a while, April doesn't have too many public holidays, as Easter falls at the end of March this year. This is giving businesses an extra window to drive revenue, in a month that is typically quiet and less than stellar when it comes to sales. "The...

The future of home

As far back as 1932, inventors imagined smart homes - but not in the way they're now envisaged. Most 'automation' focussed on creating robots to do the tasks humans usually did in the home. Think C-3PO from Star Wars - a metallic butler so to speak. It's taken some...

easiPoint enables business in Africa

easiPoint, an inventive solution to a uniquely African problem, allows businesses to collect, record and receive customer payments from any location on the continent. Using the easiPoint device developed by RubiBlue, a leading intelligent business solutions...

Engineers need to start mining soft skills

In order to remain competitive and to achieve growth, engineers at firms in South Africa's engineering, mining and manufacturing sectors need to recognise the role that emotional intelligence plays in business growth and career development. This is according to Fiona...

Digital learning a no-brainer for SA employers

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's success depends largely on its ability to capitalise on the demands of the 21st century, and using advanced technology effectively to help move the country forward is one of them. Richard Rayne, CEO of corporate learning...

Gaming SX950U 3D NAND SSD from ADATA XPG

ADATA Technology has launched the XPG SX950U 2,5-inch SATA 6Gbps Gaming SSD which utilises the latest 3D NAND flash memory and is driven by a high-speed SMI controller to reach large capacities of up to 960GB with significantly higher read/write speeds up to...

Rectron adds Norton Security

Rectron is planning to add Norton by Symantec to its product range, strengthening its consumer security portfolio. The internet security software has been recognised as a top security service for consumer devices since 1991. Its comprehensive range of products offers...

DataProphet secures Knife Capital funding

DataProphet is a Cape Town based machine learning company that develops and implements bleeding-edge product development solutions to a wide range of industries, with a specific focus on the manufacturing sector. The company assists data-heavy businesses to discover...

Rise of the robots adds new risks

Chatbots, autonomous vehicles, and connected machines in digital factories foreshadow what the future will look like: the widespread implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications brings many advantages for businesses such as increased efficiencies, fewer...

Avaya Happiness Index makes Edison Awards cut

The Avaya Happiness Index, which securely collects and automatically analyzes customer interaction data from multiple sources across all channels in real time, has been named a 2017 Award Finalist for the Edison Awards. The distinguished awards, inspired by Thomas...

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