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...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Vaccines, reopened borders drive tourism recovery

International tourism enjoyed signs of rebound in June and July 2021 as some destinations eased travel restrictions and the global vaccination rollout advanced in many parts of the world. According to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, an...

2021 Arctic summer sea ice drops to 12th-lowest on record

Sea ice in the Arctic appeared to have hit its annual minimum extent on 16 September, after waning in the 2021 Northern Hemisphere spring and summer. The summertime extent is the 12th-lowest in the satellite record, according to scientists at the...

Joburg teen is Science Fair regional winner

A 16-year-old South African has won the Google Science Fair Community Impact Award, in the Africa and Middle East region. Johannesburg-based Kiara Nirghin is now in the running to become one of 16 global finalists, who will visit Google Headquarters in California in...

Get ready for the programming Olympiad

Entries are open for the annual programming Olympiad, which is expected to be more popular than ever this year. The programming Olympiad usually attracts more than 4 000 entries from around 200 schools, but more are expected this year as a result of the attention...

One SME can win an online store

As omni-channel retail continues to see massive growth in South Africa and globally, more and more bricks and mortar retailers are considering ecommerce. Now, Emerce Commerce has launched a competition in which one SME retail business can win an online store. "As an...

Tips on staying safe with Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go is a worldwide phenomenon, and although it is yet to be released in South Africa, this has not stopped people from using a variety of workarounds to download this location-based augmented reality game,. Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET Southern Africa,...

Huawei opens R72m innovation centre

Huawei has invested R72-million ($5-million) in its first Innovation and Experience Centre in Africa, bringing the number of such facilities worldwide to seven. Li Peng, president of Huawei East and Southern Africa region, says this is the beginning of more investment...

WikiLeaks systems come under attack

WikiLeaks, which this morning announced it would release hundreds of documents relating to this weekend's failed Turkish coup, has come under a sustained cyber-attack. The organisation was planning to release 300 000 emails and 500 000 documents relating to Turkish...

100s of new planets discovered

An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA's Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Among the findings tallying 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar...

SA faces ICT skills crisis

South Africa still has a massive skills shortage in ICT, with a concerted effort from industry and academia required to help the country build the capacity needed to develop a digital economy. These are the headline findings from the latest Johannesburg Centre for...

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