Five things you need to know about POPI

One new text message. A quick scan of the message reveals an irrelevant store promotion, for which you didn’t subscribe. You delete the message, but the question remains: how did the sender find your details? This kind of invasive messaging is exactly what the...

SA’s top teachers honoured

South Africa’s outstanding teachers, who go beyond the call of duty, were honoured on Saturday evening during the annual National Teaching Awards. The event was held at Gallagher Estate and it was attended by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Basic Education Minister...

SA attractive travel destination for Muslims

South Africa has been ranked fourth among the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) destinations in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2015. South Africa follows Singapore, Thailand and the UK, and was ranked 30th in the overall GMTI....

SA’s students are more tech-savvy

A new survey of the high-tech habits of South Africa’s students reveals that Facebook has become the default social network among students, with no less than 97% of respondents saying they use the platform. Twitter came in second at 67%, followed in third place by YouTube, with 44%. The most recent entrant into the social arena, WeChat, has already reached 22% of the student market. These are among the key findings of the 2015 Student Tech Survey, conducted across South African tertiary education institutions by World Wide Worx and Student Brands, with the support of Standard Bank.

Privacy breaches the top concern in SA

The number one concern among technology users in South Africa is the impact of technology on their privacy. This was the finding of the annual poll on How Personal Technology Is Changing Our Lives, which surveyed 12 000 Internet users, in 12 countries over 12 months....