83 Netflix has launched an on-the-job training initiative in South Africa aimed at nurturing talent in the country’s television and film production industry. The US streaming giant said the ScreenCraft Pathway programme…
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National treasury confirms malware hit
103 National treasury said it found malware in its IT environment this week that might be linked to the recent attack on Microsoft infrastructure using a vulnerability in the software giant’s SharePoint…
Reintroduction of Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill ‘ill-advised’
97 Just execute the Road Accident Fund Act properly, says non-profit. The Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (Aprav) has appealed to Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to stop her plans…
From fence-scaling to fatigued driving: AI cameras are watching – and acting
76 The addition of artificial intelligence software to camera technology has introduced a host of useful features that have enhanced how pictures and videos are taken – and how they are edited….
Auditor-General’s war on waste and corruption yields R4.5bn
65 But it’s a war that is far from won. Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke says R4.5 billion has been recovered over the last five years after being flagged as irregular. Some of…
SharePoint zero-day attackers now using ransomware
83 A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft’s server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post. In the post, citing “expanded analysis…
Inflation increases in June as food prices increase to 15-month high
61Beef continues to drive food inflation as foot-and-mouth-disease causes less stock for abattoirs, pushing up the price. Inflation increased in June as economists had expected, edging higher to 3% after holding steady…
Inflation still low enough for repo rate cut, but only in September
67 The inflation rate was 3% in June, with food prices the main contributor to the increase. The inflation rate only increased by 0.2% in June to 3%, but while this is…
VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend
105 Rapid growth in venture capitalist investments in Southern African – with early stage tech start-ups taking the lion’s share of the VC pot – is a sign of the region’s growth…
JSE All Share Index hit 100k points
149 The All Share Index is like a scoreboard for the JSE, displaying the performance of all the major companies listed collectively. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share Index (ALSI) hit…