First SA comet discovery in 35 years

Last week, the Master-SAAO robotic telescope near Sutherland in the Karoo located a new comet, the...

Blame Moore’s Law for your obsolete new phone

Thanks to the inexorable progress of chip design, any smartphone built today is “obsolete” tomorrow, writes...

Soweto ready to get unwired

The Soweto Wireless User Group (SOWUG) will go live this month, offering opportunities for local developers...

I’ve learnt my lesson – ‘selfie driver’

Nicci Redelinghuys has issued an apology after sparking an outrage on social networks for posting selfies...

Now money can move between PayPal and M-PESA

Safaricom, PayPal and TransferTo have announced a collaboration on a new service that will allow movement...

First IoT prize goes to LED security start-up

BeON Home are the first winners of Z-Wave Labs competition. The BeON Home solution improves home...

Online xenophobia to be censored

Local internet content that is deemed racist or xenophobic is planned to be taken offline as...

Ghana startup wins global award

AgroCenta, a startup that is tackling food access and stock flow issues across Ghana communities, won...

Set-top box winners revealed

The names of 26 bidding organisations that have each won a piece of South Africa’s R4.3bn...

Robot assists in SA op

After 72 hours of having a cancerous kidney removed, a patient was discharged from a Johannesburg...

Flu shots travel by Uber

This year, Uber has partnered with Discovery Health to provide South Africans with access to flu...

Apple unveils ResearchKit for meds

Apple has announced researchKit, a software framework designed for medical and health research that helps doctors,...

Capitec banks on fingerprints

Capitec Bank has rammed up its fight against banking fraud by linking its biometric fingerprint database...

Future of African mobility in spotlight this week

The Mobility Centre for Africa will be hosting a roundtable conference this week to for discussions...

How Africa can prepare for cyber attack

Online security is constantly evolving and organisations need to employ advanced tools to reduce security risks....

Vest allows deaf to ‘feel’

A vest that allows the profoundly deaf to “feel” and understand speech is under development by...

First fall for tablet sales in Middle East and Africa

After years of positive growth, tablet sales have shown a year-on-year decline in the first quarter...

Zero carbon for new buildings in SA cities

Residents and businesses moving into new buildings in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Tshwane will soon...