Former MTN CEO dies
Sifiso Dabengwa, formerly chairperson of Eskom and CEO of MTN, died yesterday (1 September) from cancer. Dabengwa was CEO of MTN from 2011 to 2015, and chaired Eskom from 2018 to 2020. Dabengwa is survived by his wife and four children.
Capitec enhances CX with cloud-based services
Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton - Capitec is adding features to its AWS-based app that will allow customers to place calls from within the app. Customers can already access the app without having to use data - and now the calls to Capitec will also be...
LinkedIn still tops the phishing rankings
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Business services the top target for ransomware attacks
Business services are under increased attack from ransomware. This is among the findings from The Threat Report: Summer 2022 from Trellix, which analyses cybersecurity trends and attack methods from the first quarter of 2022. The report also features research from...
New study throws light on phantom limb pain for amputees
A University of Cape Town (UCT) doctoral study by Katleho Limakatso has broken new ground on pain management for amputees experiencing phantom limb pain. Limakatso completed his doctorate in only three years. And when he is capped on 22 July, he will become UCT’s...
Facebook maintains 78% reach in the US
Facebook might have lost its charm among younger generations, but it continues to be the most popular social media platform in the US - and by some margin: according to the numbers presented by AugustaFreePress.com, 78% of the US population uses Facebook regularly....
Ukraine has the cheapest Internet in the world
Ukraine has the cheapest fixed-line broadband internet globally at $6.40 per month, according to a TradingPlatforms.com data presentation. Moldova, Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan also offer internet at cheaper prices. Edith Reads, the TradingPlatforms’s financial...
NASA seeks designs from the public to throw shade in space
Searching the universe for Earth-like planets is like looking for a needle in a haystack. To further this exploration, NASA is supporting the early-stage study of a concept for a hybrid observatory that would combine a ground-based telescope with a space-based...
Vodacom invests R1bn to expand KZN connectivity
Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal will spend over R1-billion into the mobile network this year, to improve regional coverage reach, capacity and network resilience, and accelerate access to connectivity throughout the province, particularly in deep rural areas and townships....
Fire, faulty workmanship, natural catastrophes top insurance claims for SA businesses
A fire at a busy warehouse leaves a company struggling to replace its buffer stock; a ransomware attack paralyses a company’s IT systems; the use of industrial adhesives in manufacturing results in a costly product recall: every day companies around the globe,...
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Linksys sells 100m routers
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