The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

Cybersecurity budgets inadequate to deal with insider threats

There has been a staggering 40% rise over the past four years in the average annual cost of an insider risk - now totalling $16,2-million - and there is growing concern about the inadequacy of current cybersecurity budgets to address the issue. DTEX Systems, a global...

Rapid growth predicted for cold chain tracking solutions

Shipments of remote tracking systems with cellular or satellite communications capabilities for refrigerated cargo carrying units including trailers, intermodal containers, rail freight wagons, and air freight ULDs reached 725 000 units worldwide in 2022, according to...

GDP plunged 51% in Q2

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 51% in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions imposed from the end of March 2020. This was the fourth consecutive decline in quarterly GDP since the second quarter of 2019....

Mobile payments could unlock new business for banks

Banks in Africa must provide mobile payments and other digital services to remain competitive as well as to unlock new business opportunities across sectors such as energy, health care, education and transportation. This is according to a new report by Boston...

Online commerce an essential pivot for businesses

Covid-19 has seen businesses around the globe accelerate their digital transformations - making years of progress in a matter of days in some cases. By Robin Fisher, regional vice-president of Salesforce: Emerging Markets During the early stages of the crisis,...

Consumer confidence picks up

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) reported on September 7 that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) was less pessimistic during the third quarter. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist After the...

Digitalisation, data seen as key for Europe’s Covid recovery

As Europe charts its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, many business and government leaders are seeking to drive economic growth through increased digitalisation and the widespread use of data. During an IBM Policy Lab Live virtual event titled "An Economic...

Educational resources targeted in cyber attacks

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against educational resources grew exponentially over the first half (H1-20) of this year when compared to the previous year. For each month from January to June 2020, the number of DDoS attacks affecting educational online...

Updates on NSFAS applications for 2021

By August 31, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) had received more than 160 536 applications since the opening date, on 3 August 2020. During the first month, on average, NSFAS has been receiving more than 5 000 applications a day, with the number going...

Icasa confirms 2021 for high-demand spectrum auction

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has confirmed that the invitation to apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum (also known as high demand spectrum) will...

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