Meta cans third-party fact checking
Meta plans to end its third-party fact-checking programme, replacing it with Community Notes by contributing platform users. This is the word from Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, who says the systems to manage or gatekeep content have become...
Blockchain set for meteoric growth
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Cybercriminals continuously develop their skills and tools looking for new ways to compromise individuals and companies, and Kaspersky's Securelist blogpost has explored some of the uncommon infection methods being used by attackers. Alongside other discoveries, it...
Steady growth for IT services in MEA
Spending on IT and business services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) - including Israel - will reach $30,3-billion in 2023, according to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC). In constant currency terms, this...
SA’s potential copyright calamity
South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill and Performers Protection Amendment Bill could potentially harm rather than help the creative industry and needs serious reconsideration, write Joshua Leroni, candidate attorney, and Carla Collett, partner, at Webber Wentzel....
Solar and its role in the energy transition
Kathy Gibson reports - The global energy transition ushers in a turning point for the world as wind and solar generation grows by 19% against coal generation's 1,1% growth. This transition is being driven by the global consensus of becoming carbon-neutral, the desire...
Electricity minister outlines plan to boost renewables
Kathy Gibson reports - Government will tomorrow (26 April) announce support for the country's biggest investment in renewables capacity yet. This is the word from Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister of electricity in the office of the president, addressing the Solar...
Solar key for clean energy future
Kathy Gibson reports - The solar photo voltaic (PV) industry is a key player in the development of clean energy. This has seen the rapid growth of the renewable energy environment, driven by carbon neutrality, energy sovereignty, and business value. Xia Hesheng,...
Rooftop solar becomes more attractive
Households with their own rooftop solar will soon be able to sell excess energy back to Eskom. A feed-in tariff regulation is currently in the pipeline, says Gabriel Kgabo, GM: distribution at Eskom. This announcement, made at the Solar and Future Energy Show Africa...
Government denies it’s blocking Starlink
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele has refuted local media claims that government is blocking the operation of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network. Gungubele's department has released an official statement on the matter: "The...
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AIMS to tackle African problems
Africa's first and biggest network of centers of excellence, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), in partnership with the government of Rwanda, has launched AIMS in Rwanda, an ecosystem of pan-African transformation that will leverage scientific...
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Aspect Software becomes a member of the GSMA
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The hunt for the dawn of APTs
The Moonlight Maze cyber-espionage attacks sent shockwaves through the US in the late 1990s - two decades later, researchers uncover the original attack tools and find a link to a modern APT. Kaspersky Lab and Kings College London researchers, looking for a link...
The role of optimisation in 5G networks
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e4 launches virtual app for FICA processing
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Choosing the best-suited cloud strategy for your organization
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Software testing helps Vula Mobile deliver medical care
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Safety management and reporting software for IAG
Ideagen, a supplier of information management software to organisations in highly regulated industries, has secured a contract to provide International Airlines Group (IAG) with a safety and risk management and reporting software solution. IAG, parent company of Aer...
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