Bitcoin soared to another milestone on Friday, as the digital currency breached US$6 000 for the first time to put its gain in 2017 to more than 500%. As bitcoin continues climbing, Twitter users are speculating that the rise could be driven
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Although the South African Social Security Agency has given the Post Office an offer to distribute social grants, a scathing report by a panel of experts and the auditor-general has warned that incumbent Cash Paymaster Services
Australian information security expert Troy Hunt, the man who discovered the explosive leak of more than 60m records containing personal information of South African citizens, has published a video
Internet-of-things network operator SqwidNet, part of Dark Fibre Africa, has launched an entrepreneurship programme, called (IoT)E, or IoT to the power E, to “empower entrepreneurs who would like to
The latest technology listing on the JSE, 4Sight Holdings, has had a successful market debut, trading above its listing price of R2/share. The company touched an intraday high of R2.50/share and was last
Fifth-generation mobile services have taken a big step forward. On Thursday, semiconductor giant Qualcomm announced it has completed the first 5G data connection on a chipset designed for mobile phones. The company has also
The largest data leak recorded in South Africa has been traced to a Web server registered to a real estate company based in Pretoria. “Whois lookup” information points to Jigsaw Holdings is a holding
The council of communications regulator Icasa has appointed Willington Ngwepe as its new CEO, replacing the suspended Pakamile Pongwana who quit under a cloud in August. Ngwepe, who
Twitter is introducing new policies to combat harassment and unwanted sexual advances on the social media site after a recent decision to disable the account of a famous actress sparked an uproar. The company said it will immediately
A huge trove of data, containing the personal information of millions of South Africans, including property ownership, employment history, income and company directorships, has been discovered by