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...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

ISPA Inspires bursary awarded

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has awarded its inaugural ISPA Inspires bursary to Fabian Brijlal from Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal and Jordy Kafwe Kioni from Parklands, Western Cape. A total of 288 applications were received for ISPA's...

Institutional investors could hike bitcoin price

A bitcoin price drop will trigger a surge in institutional investment, driving the price up again. This is the word from Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, after bitcoin - up nearly 500% since the rally started in October - has pulled back after...

Orange debuts African development challenge

To coincide with the release of its SMS APIs in five new countries (Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Niger, Senegal), Orange has launched its largest international developer challenge to date - across 13 countries - aiming to spur and nurture the creation of unique and local...

Gartner conference returns to Cape Town

The annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 28 to 30 September will examine the need for companies to evolve into a digital business and remain competitive. “No company, irrespective of size and industry, can...

IT spending set for decline

Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3,5-trillion in 2015, a 5,5% decline from 2014. This is largely as a result of US dollar strength, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. In constant-currency terms, the market is projected to grow 2,5%. In Gartner's...

Finance professionals are hard to find

Over the past nine years, accounting and finance positions have been among the most difficult for South African companies to fill. This is one of the findings form an analysis of data from Manpower South Africa’s annual Talent Shortage Survey (TSS) since its inception...

SA consumers live it up with debt

The latest information on consumers’ credit behaviour, released by credit bureau Compuscan, reveals that many a South African consumer is struggling to keep up financially with the lifestyle that they are buying into. In many cases, there has been a quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of accounts with adverse enforcement status codes (which indicate that accounts have been handed over, assets have been repossessed, accounts have been written off or facilities/ credit cards have been revoked as a result of non-payment).

Better connectivity for Gautrain commuters

The Strategic Partners Group (SPG) – as empowerment partner of the Bombela Concession Company which built and operates the Gautrain – has created an environment that will enable Gautrain commuters to use their mobile phones and other mobile devices to make phone calls and connect to the Internet underground.This will be rolled out at the Sandton, Park and Rosebank stations.

DA concerned about sale of Vodacom stake

Although cautiously optimistic about government’s sale of its 13,9% stake in Vodacom to the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), and a shift in the policy towards funding of distressed state-owned entities, the DA has a number of concerns around the Eskom...

R100bn for black industrialist support

Government has set a target of R100-billion to support the Black Industrialists Programme, says Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Mzwandile Masina, addressing delegates at the two-day Annual Manufacturing Indaba in Kempton Park. The Black Industrialists Programme...

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