The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely

NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....

Crypto losses to scammers heading for record high

With three months still to go before year's end, it's clear that 2025 is shaping up to be one of crypto's most dangerous years yet - with criminals and hackers stealing a record-breaking amount of money – according to CryptoPresales. So far, their illicit activities...

Deepfake services now 400 times cheaper

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered adverts on the darknet offering realtime video and audio deepfake services. Prices reportedly start at $50 for fake videos and $30 for fabricated voice messages, with costs rising based on the...

Developing AI solutions is anything but simple

Developers across industries have seen their job descriptions expand to include a common phrase: “generative AI”. As enterprises rush to adopt the technology, they are tasking their developers with building, customising, testing and deploying generative AI...

Holiday shoppers spend a record $1.2trn online

Holiday retail sales surged to a record $1,2-trillion globally, and $282-billion in the US, according to new data from Salesforce. However, high returns could dampen overall profit margins. The report indicates that the better-than-expected holiday shopping season was...

Mobile gaming leads with $92,6bn sales

The gaming landscape has changed drastically ever since the smartphones have arrived in the market. So much so that in under two decades, mobile gaming has become the biggest source of revenue in the industry. According to the numbers presented by NoKyc.com, mobile...

Crypto helps drive DeFi market up 137%

After struggling through multi-year lows in 2022 and 2023, the 2024 crypto bull run breathed new life into the decentralised finance (DeFi) market. The surge in crypto prices propelled asset values in DeFi, attracting more users and liquidity. Investors flocked to...

Phishing threats target Telegram Premium

Kaspersky has warned that fake Telegram Premium offers have been spreading globally, targeting users with phishing scams and malware disguised as alternative app versions. These attacks aim to steal account credentials or compromise devices. The scams capitalise on...

Airline passenger demand is rising

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for November 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 8,1% compared to November 2023. Total capacity, measured in...

HPC hardware market set for sustained growth

High-performance computing (HPC) systems, including supercomputers, outclass all other classes of computing in terms of calculation speed by parallelising processing over many processors. HPC has long been an integral tool across critical industries, from facilitating...

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Ensure your kids are safer online

With the new academic year now in full swing, children and students across South Africa will be sitting down at their computers to study, complete their coursework, and possibly even write exams online. This is an exciting time, but it is also fraught with worry as...

Beat bad passwords with MFA

As we start a new year, it's become a tradition to mull over the worst passwords of the previous 365 days. A quick search of news articles on the topic reveals the usual culprits: 123456, 654321, qwerty and such still reign supreme as the most-used passwords. By...

How the Great Resignation is reshaping employee relations

The world is buzzing with anecdotal evidence of what has been called The Great Resignation – the Covid-19 lockdown-driven reassessment by individuals of the meaning of work in their lives. 2022 is shaping up to be a year of reckoning where employees and organisations...

How schools can sign up with Mind Sports SA

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), founded in 1985, is the national federation for Board games, Card games, Esports, and Wargames. MSSA promotes all  the different disciplines equally, although each school may pick-and-choose which discipline it wishes to promote at its...

Telecel program contributes R15m to African startups

Africa’s brightest minds are solving some of the continent’s most challenging problems, with 2021 being a year of recognition for African startups, being noticed – and invested in – on the global stage. The number of startups with Africa as their home base is also...

4Sight to broaden African network

4Sight Holdings has announced that it is expanding its regional office in Windhoek to make its full range of technology offerings available to the Namibian market. Tertius Zitzke, group CEO of 4Sight Holdings, says that the expansion of the Namibian office is part of...

Zoho grows Workplace user base

Zoho has announced that its enterprise collaboration and communications platform, Workplace, now serves more than 16-million users globally. “Zoho has always been about persistent long-term execution, and our investment in Zoho Workplace attests to that. As...

Huawei opens Sandton experience service store

Huawei has opened its fourth store in the country, in Sandton City. The store is not only a retail offering for Huawei devices but will also serve as a technical centre and give consumers the opportunity to experience Huawei’s ecosystem of products for themselves. The...

Durvasula is new CEO of ADC

Cassava Technologies has appointed Tesh Durvasula as the new CEO of Africa Data Centres (ADC), effective today (7 February 2022). Durvasula is an experienced technology and real estate industry executive with a 25-year track record of successful leadership and value...

Test Automation Technician – Remote Remote

Test Automation Technician Responsibilities/Tasks:Test planning and test case automation.Plan and create all master data required for automated test scripts.Create and execute automated test plans on demand.Manage automated script storage and versioning.Minimum...

Data Engineer (CPT – Onsite) (3-month Contract to go perm)

ENVIRONMENT:A leading digital command center based in Cape Town is seeking a skilled Data Engineer to become part of their team. The role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable, production-ready data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, utilizing...

Test Automation Technician at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Join Our Tech Revolution as a Test Automation Technician! Location: Pretoria, Gauteng | Hybrid & On-SiteAre you a tech wizard with a passion for precision and a knack for automation? Ready to dive into a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your skills will shape...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF's internal data generated through various...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation – Gauteng Pretoria

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF's internal data generated through various...

Full Stack Software Engineer

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Rebuild and optimise Clairo AI's backend to improve scalability, performance, and reliabilityRefine and enhance our...

WordPress Developer (CPT – Onsite – 6 month Contract to go perm)

ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of an experienced WordPress Developer. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining WordPress websites and applications. You will collaborate with their creative and...

Test Automation Technician

Responsibilities/Tasks:Test planning and test case automation.Plan and create all master data required for automated test scripts.Create and execute automated test plans on demand.Manage automated script storage and versioning.Minimum Requirements:Relevant tertiary...

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