
Police bodycams in South Africa – benefits and risks
Many countries have benefited from police bodycam projects, but there are risks to look out for, too.
WEDNESDAY, 05 MARCH 2025, 04:02
Many countries have benefited from police bodycam projects, but there are risks to look out for, too.
Africa Data Centres and PCCW Global are hosting a webinar to help businesses optimise their connectivity strategies.
Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using gene therapy. The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision loss due to a defect in the AIPL1 gene. Doctors injected healthy copies of the gene into their eyes using keyhole surgery that took just 60 minutes. Four...
Banks have spent fortunes fighting fraud. But this has slowed spending in other areas – and the cracks are beginning to show.
Disney+ has officially renewed its Original drama series Paradise for a second season. Produced by 20th Television, the gripping political thriller comes from creator Dan Fogelman (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us) and stars Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us, American Fiction) as Agent Xavier Collins. Set in an elite, picture-perfect […]
Reunert has named a new group chief financial officer to replace long-serving CFO and executive director Nick Thomson.
The move by Altvest, which emulates US company MicroStrategy, will “fully comply with relevant financial regulations”.
Automation is revolutionising logistics and last-mile delivery, offering myriad advantages in efficiency, productivity, and precision. The adoption of automation will become widespread, especially as the last-mile delivery segment is expected to grow from around $108.1 billion in 2020 to $200 billion in 20271. Given the expected increase in demand from e-commerce users and retailers,...
US President Donald Trump has found allies among tech magnates, who are fighting regulators’ attempts to rein in US tech giants.
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It’s not just technology that is changing at breakneck speed, how different groups of customers engage with new technology is also shifting. While banks have spent fortunes on protecting their customers against fraud, this has slowed down spending in other areas. And the cracks are beginning to show. Currently, banks release a single app for […]
South Africa’s Decentralised Finance (DeFi) market is still in its early stages but is steadily expanding, according to a recent study published by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA). The FSCA’s DeFi Market Study aims to enhance the Authority’s understanding of DeFi-related activities in the country, providing valuable insights into the opportunities and risks associated […]
Musk claimed without evidence that Nasa’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were left stranded on the orbital outpost for ‘political reasons’
Elon Musk has got into a heated row with a Danish astronaut who criticised the tech billionaire’s claim that former president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Andreas “Andy” Mogensen had...
Four children can now see shapes, find toys, recognise their parents’ faces and some can read and write
Doctors in London have become the first in the world to cure blindness in children born with a rare genetic condition using a pioneering gene therapy.
The children had leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe form of retinal dystrophy that causes vision loss due to a defect in the AIPL1...
Dozens of employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections have been reassigned or forced out, according to current and former officials.
Executive orders’ impact on premier medical research agency has resulted in delayed projects and frozen funding
Academics and scientists who work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the Trump administration’s orders have severely disrupted work – delaying projects and casting the future of research funding and jobs into doubt as chaos in the agency reigns.
An array of orders seeks...
It can help relieve pain and tension, especially for patients recovering from injury or nerve compression conditions
As a fairly diligent stretcher who tries to get at least five minutes of stretching in a day, I’d like to say that I’m fairly in tune with my body, and all its aches and pains. But recently I’ve been experiencing a bit of numbness and stiffness in my glutes that none of my...
A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force.
Mr. Musk, one of President Trump’s main advisers, has not outlined a plan to reverse falling sales at the electric car company of which he is chief executive.
Tech start-ups typically raised huge sums to hire armies of workers and grow fast. Now artificial intelligence tools are making workers more productive and spurring tales of “tiny team” success.
Get ready for a wild ride! Disney+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, an all-new family comedy packed with adventure, laughs, and unexpected detours. Set to premiere exclusively on Disney+ on 28 March 2025, this fresh take on the beloved Alexander series […]