Mobile malware capable of locking down smartphones has made its way to smart TVs, a security company has revealed. FLocker (detected as Androidos_flocker.a and short for “Frantic Locker”) was first identified on mobile phones in 2015
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Provisions in new laws that will see people found guilty of cartel conduct being fined up to R500 000 or imprisoned for up to 10 years came into effect on 9 June. This was revealed in a written response in parliament on Tuesday, after
The constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that local government elections can go ahead on 3 August without a complete voters’ roll. Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s
It’s been just over four years since since a small media production company in Knysna, started by Duran de Villiers, decided to explore the world of aerial photography. That idea turned into a multimillion-dollar drone business two
Cape Town-based 4Di Capital has announced the successful first closing of a new technology venture capital fund. The fund has raised R256m for investment in the sector. The major investor in the fund is Exponential Ventures, the
Stellenbosch-based digital health start-up LifeQ, which develops advanced technology capable of measuring human body functions, has announced it has signed a significant deal with US technology
Microsoft said it will buy LinkedIn in a deal valued at US$26,2bn, giving the world’s biggest software provider access to a virtual Rolodex of connected business professionals. Microsoft will
South African regulators are seeking details from India’s Bank of Baroda of accounts belonging to businesses owned by the Gupta family, intensifying scrutiny of the friends of President Jacob Zuma, according to a person close to the
The City of Cape Town has announced the launch of a free Wi-Fi pilot on buses. Wi-Fi has been installed on 10 MyCiTi buses in a pilot phase that will be expanded to all 380 vehicles. “Once the service has been tested
The first unit of Ingula is going into commercial operation, supplying 333MW of power to the national grid during peak times. The energy utility’s group capital division handed over Ingula’s first unit (unit 4) to its generation division for commercial operation