Call for entries for the 13th GAP Innovation Competition
Entries are now open for the 13th Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition, run by the Innovation Hub (TIH), which calls on entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers working on ground-breaking technologies to improve government, the private sector...
Smart technology wins TEARS a gold Stevie award
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Desktop PC sales continue decline
After years of steady decline, global PC sales finally saw big growth in 2020. Still, there were significant differences in demand for notebooks and desktop PCs. According to data presented by Finaria.it, global desktop PC sales generated $58,4-billion in revenue in...
South Africans want to stay in SA
South Africans are significantly less willing to relocate to a new country physically than in 2018, according to a new study Decoding Global Talent, Onsite and Virtual by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network. The study included almost 209 000 participants in...
Standard Bank customers face multiple deductions – updated
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Port delays surge during pandemic
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New record for DDoS attacks in 2020
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Major interruption to SA’s Internet service
Internet connectivity in South Africa took a turn for the worse on Wednesday evening (3 March 2021) when the Internet went down in most major cities. The cause appears to have been a fault on the Seacom network, although it’s not clear whether it’s the undersea cable...
South Africans prioritise financial planning in uncertain times
More often than not, it takes a tragedy or sudden uncertainty for us to realise we may not be adequately prepared to cope financially. This is one of the conclusions from the latest Momentum UNISA Household Financial Wellness Insights Report, which highlights how...
$513m of cryptocurrency stolen in 2020
The value of cryptocurrency hacks and thefts between 2019 and 2020 increased by 38,38% from $370,7-million to $513-million, according to data researched by Trading Platforms UK. Over the last five years, the value was highest in 2018 at $950-million, an increase of...
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Bitdefender upgrades Android Mobile Security
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