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SA unemployment at record high!
South Africa’s unemployment increased 1.7 percentage points to 32.5% (7.2 million people) in the fourth quarter of 2020, representing the highest unemployment rate recorded in 12 years. The number of unemployed people increased by 701 000 to 7.2 million in the final quarter of 2020 following an increase of 2.2 million people in the previous
Thought Leadership: How technology enables better healthcare
The future of healthcare is shaping up in front of our very eyes with advances in digital healthcare technologies, such as artificial intelligence, 3D-printing, robotics and inventory management. With the need for digital acceleration to support the healthcare landscape since the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic, technology has played a critical role to improve the standards of
Why the budget speech is important to you as the consumer
Consumers continue to feel the devasting effects due to a strained economy brought about by the pandemic. The upcoming National Budget address is a good time to reflect on the state of your finances and better plan for the year ahead. Ester Ochse, Product Head of Money Management at FNB says, “The National Budget is
Google has finally added iOS’s privacy labels to Gmail
Google has finally added Apple App Store privacy labels to its Gmail app, almost a month after we ran an article wondering what was taking so long (via MacRumors). The app is the second major Google app to get the labels, after they were added to YouTube when it was updated earlier this month. So how does it look? Well,
Samsung’s recent Galaxy devices will now get at least four years of Android security updates
Samsung has announced that it’ll be extending the amount of time that its Galaxy smartphones and tablets will be getting security updates. Now, devices released from 2019 and onward will receove at least four years of security updates. Previously, Samsung offered either monthly or quarterly security updates for at least the first two years of
Instagram is adding easier access to support for eating disorders
Instagram is announcing that it’s adding resources for people affected by eating disorders to its social platform. If users search for hashtags or content that’s potentially related to disordered eating, the company will guide that user to resources or help lines provided by the National Eating Disorders Association (or NEDA) in the US, as well
Comair resumes daily flights between Johannesburg and Harare
Comair-operated British Airways is resuming daily flights between Johannesburg and Harare, while Comair’s Kulula has announced that is flying from Lanseria again. Comair emerged from business rescue towards the end of the year with a limited flight schedule. Part of its “seven-month ramp-up period” includes the full return of its 25-strong fleet of planes, increasing
T-Mobile just brought back a true unlimited data plan with 5G and no throttling
T-Mobile has just announced a new monthly phone plan called Magenta Max that the company says is designed for the era of 5G. , T-Mobile claims Magenta Max is “the first and only 5G consumer smartphone plan that can’t slow you down based on how much data you use.” That makes it sound like the carrier
Huawei’s Mate X2 foldable adopts Samsung’s dual-screen design
Huawei has announced the Mate X2, its first all-new foldable device since 2019’s Mate X. The new phone has received a radical redesign compared to the original device, with a large screen that unfolds from the inside of the device rather than around the outside. For using the phone while folded, the Huawei Mate X2
Microsoft Word is getting text predictions next month
Microsoft is planning to add text predictions to Word in March. The new feature will work similarly to Google Docs’ Smart Compose option, using machine learning to predict what words an author will need to speed up document creation. Microsoft originally announced a beta of text predictions last year, but Neowin spotted it’s now on the Microsoft 365 roadmap to
Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows
Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru. Google said in a statement Mitchell violated the company’s code of conduct and security policies by moving
South Africa's poor households are entitled to free allocation of electricity every month
Since 2003, South Africa’s poorest households are entitled to a monthly allocation of free electricity – but hundreds of thousands are not claiming it. Last year, Eskom said that 900,000 customers are registered for free basic electricity, but only 700,000 people were using their free power vouchers every month. Those who qualify as part of
US and Japan cancels dozens of Boeing 777 planes after engine defects
Airlines in Japan and the US have grounded dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft after the dramatic engine failure that United Airlines flight 328 experienced over Denver this weekend. According to the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation, two fan blades on the plane’s number 2 engine had developed fractures. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an
Silver Sparrow malware found in nearly 30,000 Macs
There’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are largely immune to malware. Not only is is that incorrect, it appears that sophisticated hacker(s) might have been toying with the idea of a heist or drop nasty enough they’d have needed to cover their tracks. As Ars Technica reports, security researchers at Malwarebytes and Red Canary
Tips on how to stop your emails from being tracked
All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by using software like MailChimp to embed tracking software into the message. How does it work? A single tracking pixel is
Bitcoin market value surges to $1-trillion
Bitcoin is closing in on a market value of US$1-trillion, a surge that’s helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold. The largest token has added more than $415-billion of value in 2021 to about $956-billion. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, which includes bitcoin and four other coins, has
South Africa prepares to manufacture and commercialize hydrogen fuel technology
After over a decade of research and development around hydrogen fuel technology, president Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is now ready to build and sell hydrogen fuel technology The president said this when he responded to a debate on the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday. “For more than a decade, government
Blackmagic is releasing a new, “Pro” version of its Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Blackmagic is releasing a new, “Pro” version of its Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, which looks to fix a lot of the pain points we found in the original. It adds a tiltable, brighter screen (and an optional electronic viewfinder attachment), a bigger battery, and built-in ND. The camera is slotting into Blackmagic’s line-up above the regular
Fuel price increase expected ahead of the 2021 budget speech
This year will be a very tough one for SA motorists as more and more fuel prices hike are expected. Minister of finance, Tito Mboweni is set to deliver his 2021 budget speech on 24 February, with fuel levies expected to be an obvious revenue target once again. Tax experts at legal firm ENSAfrica said
Microsoft unveils Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers
Microsoft is announcing two new versions of Office today: a consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers. Office 2021 will be available later this year for both Windows and macOS, and similar to the previous Office 2019 release, it’s designed for those who don’t want to subscribe to the cloud-powered Microsoft 365 variants.