How Meta is preparing for SA elections
Over many years, Meta has developed a comprehensive approach to elections on our platforms, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director: sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. But we know that no two elections are the same. That's why our team is developing a tailored...
Hubble spots a galaxy hidden in a dark cloud
The spiral galaxy IC 4633, snapped here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is located 100-million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our...
Notebooks set to dominate PC market growth
Worldwide shipments of PCs are expected to grow 14,2% to 347-million units in 2021, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. This is down from IDC's May forecast of 18% growth with...
Pandemic drives adoption of collaboration tools
Nearly 80% of workers are using collaboration tools for work in 2021, up from just over half of workers in 2019, according to the Gartner Digital Worker Experience Survey. This is an increase of 44% since the pandemic began. "Collaboration tools found renewed...
Durban chemical disaster a clarion call for directors, regulators
The massive fire at the warehouse of chemicals company UPL in Durban has created an environmental disaster whose scale is still not clear, and has put the company into the headlines for all the wrong reasons. While the facts are not yet confirmed, it's clear that the...
Gaming malware sees lockdown surge
More than 5,8-million attacks by malware and unwanted software disguised as popular PC games were detected and prevented by Kaspersky solutions globally in the period spanning the third quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2021. This increased volume may be...
Massive growth for bitcoin addresses in 2021
The bitcoin network continues to witness an eye-popping activity on its blockchain despite high volatility in Q2, after the asset sharply declined from its all-time high set in April 2021. Data compiled by Blockchain Centre uncovered a stunning finding -- as many as...
Tight labour market poses biggest business risk
The tight US labour market is the biggest perceived threat to business today, according to a Stifel Financial Corp survey of corporate executives, business owners, and private equity investors. Nearly all those surveyed (95%) have had to raise wages in order to...
Modest growth for MEA’s PC market
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced year-on-year growth of 5% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest industry analysis conducted by...
UP’s digital twin city aims to improve metro management
The University of Pretoria (UP) has created the Hatfield Digital Twin City, a new initiative that aims to boost service delivery with the help of smart technology. “In making cities smarter and future fit, we need instruments to help our cities become more efficient –...
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Preparing for the mobile workforce
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Hosted video benefits key industries
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New appointment at Schneider Electric
Global specialist in energy management, Schneider Electric, has appointed Zanelle Dalglish as head of sustainable development for southern Africa. Dalglish holds M.Com and B.Com Human Resource Management (Honours) degrees from the University of Pretoria, is fluent in...
HotZone to increase connectivity in Africa
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CNE Ecuador to modernise elections
Scytl, the world leader in secure online voting and election modernisation and the National Election Council of Ecuador has announced their continued partnership and next steps towards an end-to-end fully integrated election administration system, the key to the...
Mimecast services enhance Office 365
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IndigoCube, Security Innovations partner
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Firewalls keep cybercriminals out
In March this year, Internet users across the world experienced slowed down service due to what has been called the biggest cyber attack in history. Although the attack was specifically aimed at European spam fighting group The Spamhaus Project, Web sites around the...
Bidvest’s DEVELOP SA targets W Cape
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