Cape Town sees high levels of food insecurity
The State of the City Food System Report, by the University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers Gareth Haysom and Associate Professor Jane Battersby, has revealed alarmingly high levels of food insecurity in the city, which are compounded by spatial inequities. The report...
Digital adoption boosts anti-money laundering market
The global anti-money laundering market is expected to reach $4,24-billion by 2030 - with a CAGR of 16% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research, which says that the growing adoption of digital and mobile payments is driving the anti-money...
Ransomware victims continue to pay up multiple times
A massive 80% of companies that paid a ransom demand were hit again, with nearly 50% paying a second ransom and nearly 10% paying up a third time. These are among the findings of a Cybereason Ransomware True Cost to Business Study, the company's second annual...
How security leaders can prepare for change
As cybersecurity strategy, leadership and technologies continue to evolve, Gartner has highlighted three steps security leaders can take now to prepare for the emerging threat landscape over the next 10 years. "The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is a...
Intel outlines security stance
At the RSA Conference this week, Intel outlined how it is investing in people, processes and products to deliver security without sacrificing performance. As the cyber and network security landscapes continue to grow and evolve, Intel's goal is to stay one step ahead...
IBM plans Randori acquisition
IBM has announced it plans to acquire Randori, an attack surface management (ASM) and offensive cybersecurity provider. Randori helps clients continuously identify external facing assets, both on-premise or in the cloud, that are visible to attackers - and prioritize...
What SA searched for in May
Over the past few weeks, South Africans searched for more information on big sporting events, national holidays and events impacting the economy based on Google search activity in May. News of the Repo rate increasing by 50 basis points last month to 4,75% saw many...
GDP returns to pre-pandemic levels
South African gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 1,9% in the first quarter of 2022, representing a second consecutive quarter of upward growth. The size of the economy is now at pre-pandemic levels, with real GDP slightly higher than what it was before the...
Calls for speedy extradition as Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai
The Department of Justice and Dubai Police have confirmed that Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday (6 June). Dubai police said today they made the arrest after receiving an Interpol "red notice" warrant for the two, but...
Tiny instrument built by students will head to Venus
Venus Oxygen Fugacity (VfOx) is a small, button-sized sensor aboard NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus’ atmosphere that will be designed, fabricated, tested, operated, and analyzed by undergraduate and graduate students as the mission’s Student Collaboration Experiment....
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Avaya upgrades RCOM’s call centre
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Clatterbuck appointed as Seacom CEO
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Five reasons you can’t ignore SDN
Software-defined networking (SDN) is set to be one of the most disruptive developments in IT, yet most businesses lack awareness as to its implications. Shiraaz Singh, head of Networking Solutions at Aptronics, believes this needs to change. Forget cloud, big data and the Internet of things for a second – there’s something just as big that most IT executives and businesses are blissfully unaware of. It’s called SDN and it’s the future of networking.
HelloCash platform launches in Ethiopia
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M-Net studios use solution from Jasco
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CA solution included in SAP offering
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Net1 launches Zazoo in the UK
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A new approach to processing systems
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DiData awards matriculants with grants
Dimension Data has, for the second year in a row, contributed R100 000 towards an initiative set up by the City of Johannesburg to recognise and reward the achievements of the top matriculants at 20 of the city's highest achieving “no-fee” township schools. The...
Jumia rolls out Apple store
Jumia has rolled out their official Apple store online, becoming the first online retailer to be authorised by Apple to sell their products. Now that Jumia.com.ng sells official Apple products, they are anticipating even more enthusiasm and excitement from their...
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