South African scientists have announced that two local telescopes have for the first time detected gravitational waves that are a result of a merging of two neutron stars. The two telescopes are the
President Jacob Zuma has named a close ally as energy minister and fired the leader of the communist party, which has criticised his leadership, in a cabinet reshuffle just two months before he’s due
After weeks of stalling, President Jacob Zuma has finally rubber-stamped the appointment of a permanent SABC board — but only after civil society groupings threatened him with legal action if
Lazarus, a hacking group linked to North Korea, may have been behind this month’s theft of US$60m from Taiwan’s Far Eastern International Bank, according to BAE Systems researchers. The cyberattack, in which malware was used
Netflix recently warned price increases are coming for many subscribers in the US and other countries (although reportedly not in South Africa). It’s happening because Netflix has been spending a small fortune to supply homes with entertainment
Nedbank, Telkom, Discovery and Investec are among top South African listed companies with the most exposure to cybersecurity risks. This is according to a new research report from the Cyber Intelligence Research
Chinese phone maker Huawei has a new flagship “phablet” line-up. The new Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, which mimic the trend to bezel-less devices introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
MTN South Africa has launched a range of low-cost on-network voice bundles, it said on Monday. The plans offer deals with calls priced as low as 10c/minute. The voice bundles, called MTN WOW, have daily, weekly and
The JSE is set to get its first new technology listing in years when 4Sight Holdings debuts on the bourse’s AltX on Thursday, 19 October. Duncan McLeod sat down with CEO Antonie van Rensburg and Hilton Goodhead
Barclays will need to defend its advantages in the payments business from encroachment by technology companies including Amazon.com and Apple, according to CEO Jes Staley. “There are some tectonic shifts going on, driven