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Human origins in SA skeleton
A team of international researchers, including University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Alan Morris, unearthed remains of a skeleton from which they have extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that can provide clues to early modern human prehistory in southern Africa. The 2 330-year-old male skeleton was discovered in 2010 by Professor Smith at St Helena Bay, South Africa. The researchers generated a complete ancient mitochondrial genome from the skeleton.
A giant leap towards Mars
NASA took a major step on its journey to Mars on Friday as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, travelling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years. “Today’s flight test of Orion is a huge step for NASA...
Solar breakthrough could mean cheaper power
Solar researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar power system into electricity - the highest efficiency ever reported. The world-beating efficiency was achieved in outdoor tests in Sydney,...
Live broadcasting to overtake the selfie
The selfie is set to become passé within a few short years, and by 2017 will have been superseded by live video broadcasting. According to Gartner, video and visual technologies are becoming increasingly important for interacting with customers and each other. The...
Internet of Things will take to the cloud
Within the next five years, more than 90% of all Internet of Things (IoT) data will be hosted on service provider platforms as cloud computing reduces the complexity of supporting IoT "data blending". International Data Corporation (IDC) made a number of presented its...
Court orders new SASSA RFP
The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has been ordered to submit a new request for proposals (RFP) for a five-year social grant payment tender. In April, the Constitutional Court ordered that SASSA intiate a new tender process for the contract. Accordingly,...
New policy for online content regulation
The Film and Publications Board has released a draft policy seeking to regulate online content for comment to stakeholders. Although the document does not appear to have been widely distributed to interested parties, the deadline for comment is 28 February 2015....
Worldwide server revenues edge up
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, vendor revenue in the worldwide server market increased 4,8% year-over-year to $12,7-billion in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14). This is the second consecutive quarter that the...
What to expect from malware in 2015
Cybercriminals are growing in confidence: before they tended to attack users of banking services, seeing them as the weak link in the security chain, but next year Kaspersky Lab experts anticipate high-stakes targeted cyber-attacks pinpointing the banks themselves....
BCX receives ITIL maturity rating of 4.25
Business Connexion has received an ITIL maturity rating of 4.25, beating a previous rating of 3.5 achieved in 2013 post an assessment conducted by Pink Elephant, a global leader in ITIL® Certification & IT Service Management Education, Consulting &...
Beware of e-toll phishing scams
Motorists across South Africa have been receiving e-mails and SMSes demanding payment for outstanding accounts for using Sanral’s controversial e-toll highway system – but they should beware of phishing scams dressed up to look like Sanral demands.
The Internet of Things is here to stay
If you have had anything to do with technology in the past three months, chances are that you have come across the Internet of Things (IoT). In effect, this refers to how every device and appliance will be connected to the Internet to significantly change the way we interact with the technology around us.
BCX’s Benjamin Mophatlane dies
Benjamin Mophatlane, CEO of Business Connexion, has died. Mophatlane, 41 years old, succumbed to a heart attack during an afternoon meeting with Telkom. Together with his twin brother Isaac, Mophatlane formed what was then known as Business Connection in 1996.
Human origins in SA skeleton
A team of international researchers, including University of Cape Town (UCT) Emeritus Professor Andrew Smith and Professor Alan Morris, unearthed remains of a skeleton from which they have extracted mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that can provide clues to early modern human prehistory in southern Africa. The 2 330-year-old male skeleton was discovered in 2010 by Professor Smith at St Helena Bay, South Africa. The researchers generated a complete ancient mitochondrial genome from the skeleton.
A giant leap towards Mars
NASA took a major step on its journey to Mars on Friday as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, travelling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years. “Today’s flight test of Orion is a huge step for NASA...
Solar breakthrough could mean cheaper power
Solar researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have converted over 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar power system into electricity - the highest efficiency ever reported. The world-beating efficiency was achieved in outdoor tests in Sydney,...
Live broadcasting to overtake the selfie
The selfie is set to become passé within a few short years, and by 2017 will have been superseded by live video broadcasting. According to Gartner, video and visual technologies are becoming increasingly important for interacting with customers and each other. The...
Internet of Things will take to the cloud
Within the next five years, more than 90% of all Internet of Things (IoT) data will be hosted on service provider platforms as cloud computing reduces the complexity of supporting IoT "data blending". International Data Corporation (IDC) made a number of presented its...
Court orders new SASSA RFP
The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has been ordered to submit a new request for proposals (RFP) for a five-year social grant payment tender. In April, the Constitutional Court ordered that SASSA intiate a new tender process for the contract. Accordingly,...
New policy for online content regulation
The Film and Publications Board has released a draft policy seeking to regulate online content for comment to stakeholders. Although the document does not appear to have been widely distributed to interested parties, the deadline for comment is 28 February 2015....