European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Surge in DDoS attacks

Cybercriminals launched approximately 7,9-million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2023, representing a 31% year-over-year increase. This is according to the DDoS Threat Intelligence Report from NetScout Systems. Global events like the...

Sandile Dube to leave HPE

Sandile Dube is to leave HP Enterprise (HPE) South Africa, having led the organisation for the last three years. It is believed that President Ntuli, the former country manager of HPE South Africa, will return from a UK-based position to take up the reins. Prior to...

With the right post-Covid response, Africa could bounce back

Africa's economic growth could rebound in 2021, provided that governments manage the Covid-19 infection rate well. This is according to updated forecasts from the African Development Bank, which projects growth rebounding to 3% in 2021 from -3,4% in the worst-case...

Covid-19 drug to be manufactured, distributed in SA

Cipla has been granted a license by Gilead Sciences to manufacture and distribute the antiviral medicine, remdesivir, in 127 countries, including South Africa, As many of these countries are low-income countries and emerging markets that face obstacles in accessing...

Africa urged to drive radical health policy shift

Global health experts and practitioners have called for a "Marshall Plan on Inclusive Health in Africa" during a policy webinar hosted by the African Development Institute (ADI). There is an urgent need for inclusive health policy in Africa - one that can detect and...

Pressure is on brands to lead change

The emergence of Covid-19 met a world that was already battling social justice and ecological catastrophes, with consumers calling for radical change. In different ways, and for a number of reasons, consumers were anxious about the future and, as the world wrestles...

Move to virtual events a modest success

A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey confirms that conferencing applications were already in wide use at home and at work prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. When the pandemic created the need to move in-person events to virtual meetings and conferences,...

Asteroid escapes notices as it brushes past Earth

Back in June, an asteroid flew so close to Earth that it passed closer to us than the moon. Asteroid 2020 LD was only spotted two days after its close fly-by, travelling at 60 826 miles per hour. The asteroid measures just 100m in diameter, and brushed past us on June...

Agreement reached on SAA severance packages

Labour unions, and representatives of non-unionised managers and ground staff have agreed to accept the South African Airways (SAA) voluntary severance packages (VSPs) which will be supported by a social plan and skills development programme for employees who will be...

The Moon could be more metallic than we thought

What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help clear some muddy history about the Moon's formation. Team members of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument on NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance...

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