SA CISOs invited to participate in annual industry survey
The results of the fifth annual ITWeb Security Summit CISO Survey will be revealed on 25 June.
Science/Tech
Sustained profits, robust margins underpin strong 4Sight Holdings FY26 results and dividends
The company reported a 16.3% increase in revenue to R1 163.5 million for the financial year ended 28 February 2026.
Nvidia storms the Windows PC market with RTX Spark
Nvidia’s ARM-based “superchip” takes Nvidia into Qualcomm, Intel and AMD’s territory at the premium end.
RDB Consulting achieves ISO/IEC 27001 certification for security standards
The company has now achieved both the ISO/IEC 27001 security standards certification and the ISO/IEC 20000 IT service management certification.
Global Micro Solutions launches agentic GRC platform on Microsoft Azure
The agentic GRC platform extends the company’s operating model into AI-led automated audit and continuous evidence collection across the Microsoft Cloud.
How strong is your backbone? Business resilience needs a trusted connectivity core
Every platform, application and operation depends on the strength and reliability of core connectivity infrastructure, says Casper van der Walt, CTO of CipherWave.
Engineered for flexibility: OADC standardises on Vertiv infrastructure solutions for its Parklands data centre
The facility uses integrated Vertiv power protection, thermal management, containment and energy storage, designed to adapt to changing load profiles, improve energy efficiency and support long-term scalability.
When smartphones become the network: iONLINE, Nodle expand crowdsourced IOT connectivity across SA
The collaboration will help asset tracking and lightweight sensor deployments scale with minimal infrastructure investment, the companies say.
Next-gen education: Zila Tech drives transformation with Google Education and Chromebooks
With Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks imported by Zila Tech, Kenyan schools have access to streamlined new environments that are secure, simple and cost-effective to manage.
Mortgage origination in SA: The rise of home loan software
Comcorp has redesigned BondTrak, which introduces modern architecture, redesigned workflows and a different approach to managing the home loan journey.
Beyond the ping: Why CCTV analytics is replacing legacy WiFi for SA landlords
FaceCamAlert has launched the Demographics Platform, which utilises AI-driven CCTV analytics rather than radio frequencies.
Data resilience is key to managing the converging data crisis
Initiatives without proper governance, visibility and trust risk exposing organisations to significant disruption.
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock art
In 1912, the Guardian reported on the discovery of Palaeolithic rock art on the walls of Bacon Hole, a cave near the Mumbles in south Wales – only for the painted panel’s authenticity to be dismissed by 1928.
A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no...
Dell guns for MacBook Neo with low-cost laptop
The aggressive pricing push shows Dell competing across every tier of a squeezed consumer PC market.
Nvidia Has a Plan to Put Its Chips in Personal Computers
The world’s most valuable company is chasing Intel and Apple as it tries to bring A.I. agents to laptops and desktops.
The enigmatic summer phenomenon shining from the edge of space
With no recorded sightings before 1885, noctilucent clouds have been linked to volcanoes, pollution or climate change
As summer arrives in the northern hemisphere, so do the noctilucent clouds – hopefully. These high-altitude formations are as enigmatic as they are beautiful. Their name derives from Latin, meaning “night shining”.
They appear during the summer months and glow with an...
The remarkable story of Lesaka’s Lincoln Mali
Lesaka CEO Lincoln Mali has gone from expelled schoolboy to one of Africa’s most decorated business leaders.
Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts
Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds
An investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds has reached a climax, with the results providing welcome relief for vets and researchers, not to mention the birds themselves.
Bird keepers are often advised to discourage and even punish birds for masturbating,...
New Desalination System Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water and Useful Salts – Including Lithium
“Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine,” reports ScienceDaily. “Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to evaporate water while automatically moving salt deposits away from the working surface, preventing clogging. The process was successfully tested with water from three oceans and...
Something Made Earth’s Molten Core Reverse Direction In 2010
ScienceAlert reports:In the molten ocean of iron churning in Earth’s outer core, a section deep beneath the Pacific Ocean suddenly reversed direction and started moving eastward against the planet’s usual westward flow. This happened in 2010, according to satellite measurements of Earth’s magnetic field, and scientists are still trying to figure out what caused it… [I]t seemed to have a large,...
US, Australia, and UK Plan New Unmanned Vehicles to Protect Undersea Data Cables
“Around 570 cables (plus a further 80 planned) carry between 95% and 99% of the world’s intercontinental telecommunications data,” reports CNN (since fiber cables offer speeds of terabits per second, carry much more data than satellite links). And “networks of green energy cables carrying electricity are also starting to sprawl across the world’s seabeds.” Now to protect them, the U.S.,...