JINX dark fiber upgrades set the stage for SA internet growth
JINX completes dark fibre upgrades The multisite Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) has completed the installation of high-speed dark fibre across the span of the entire network to radically boost the exchange's resilience and backbone capacity in 2024. "Successful...
Hubble finds water vapour in small exoplanet’s atmosphere
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 9827d could be an example of potential planets with water-rich...
Acronis, Williams Racing renew tech partnership
Cyber protection company Acronis and Williams Racing have renewed their technology partnership, extending the adoption of the technology across the entire Williams Racing IT infrastructure. As part of the partnership, Williams Racing will continue with Acronis Cyber...
The story behind SA’s unemployment stats
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on February 23 that employment in South Africa increased by 333 000 in the fourth quarter of 2020. The data indicated that after the country lost 2,2-million jobs in 2020Q2, some 876 000 individuals returned to work or found...
A pre-budget wish list
Averting a prolonged crisis in a South African economy already fragile before the outbreak of Covid-19 will require fiscal relief more directly targeted at individuals, small businesses and local governments, along with greater macro-economic policy coordination, in...
Unemployment reaches record level
South Africa’s unemployment rate of 32,5% is the highest since 2008, with the number of unemployed people increasing by 701 000 to 7,2-million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to the third quarter of 2020. This is according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey...
Maths, science passes down for matric class of 2020
South Africa's 2020 matric cohort recorded a 1,1 percentage point decline from 2019 - but the drop in absolute mathematics and physical science passes over five years has been more pronounced. Percentages hide the fact that the number of matric passes in these two...
5% drop in global smartphone sales
Global sales of smartphones to end users declined 5,4% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales declined 12,5% in full year 2020. "The sales of more 5G smartphones and lower-to-mid-tier smartphones minimised the market decline in the...
Research confirms music is a must for young drivers
A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers resulted in a nearly unanimous response: driving is "absolutely impossible" without music. "To young drivers 18-29 years old, music in the car isn't just entertainment, it's part of their autosphere...
Surge in bitcoin addresses holding $1m or more
The current bitcoin wave has attracted more millionaires as the asset continues to surge. Data from Finbold indicates that at least 109 952 addresses each have a bitcoin balance of about $1-million as of February 22, 2021. About 9 200 of the addresses each have a...
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