UCT converts waste to energy and water
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER) is working on a project that breaks down waste and converts it to an energy source for cooking or to produce water that can later be used to irrigate on-campus vegetable gardens....
Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry
Cyber claims have continued their upward trend over the past year - driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1-million) in the first six...
New SandStrike spyware targets Android users with booby-trapped VPN app
In the third quarter of 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a previously unknown Android espionage campaign dubbed SandStrike. The actor targets a Persian-speaking religion minority, Baháʼí, via distributing a VPN app that contains highly sophisticated spyware....
Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has echoed African leaders' calls at COP27 for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation, and pledged to invest $1,4-billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long-term impacts of climate...
All-time highs for electronic payments in October
BankservAfrica has set a new record on EFT payments by processing over 100-million EFT credit payments in October. EFT credit payments are lower-value credit payments made by consumers, businesses and government. "The total of 101-million transactions - six million...
Record amount of crypto stolen in October
The rate of crypto being hacked and stolen has been rising at an alarming rate and, according to analysis byStockApps.com, more than $1-billion was plundered in October this year - the most in any one month in 2022. "Crypto frauds are becoming more popular day after...
A third of Americans think cryptos are Ponzi schemes
According to BanklessTimes.com, a third of the US population believe digital assets are Ponzi Schemes. Ponzi schemes have been around for a long time and usually involve someone promising high returns on investment, but using money from new investors to pay off old...
Gauteng harnessing technology to fight crime
Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lusufi, has refocused the Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) mandate by including fighting crime through the use of technology and will host an ICT Research and Development Indaba today (8 November) to unlock innovation of the...
Teraco breaks ground on data centre extension
Teraco has started construction on a new hyperscale data centre facility with 30 megawatts (MW) of critical power load at its Isando Campus. The facility, known as JB5, is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable...
ATU and ICT ministers underscore importance of a digital economy for Africa’s resilient growth
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The session focused on methods to engineer a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economy...
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Julius Solomon Specialist Labels takes silver and gold
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Cartrack reaches 500K subscribers
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Google launches Play Movies in SA
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