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Communication blackout: impact of power grid collapse on ICT
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th July 2023 Eskom, South Africa’s electricity utility, insists a grid collapse is ‘unlikely’ and that it would take an ‘unforeseen and sudden sequence of... →
AI and protection of data in the mining industry
6th July 2023 The mining industry in South Africa has embraced to digital transformation. Machine Learning, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) are being... →
Committees urges Defence Dept to spend tech procurement budget
By: Lumkile Nkomfe 26th May 2023 On Thursday, the Joint Committee on Defence urged the Department of Defence to invest in technology in order to safeguard the nation's borders... →
Joint Defence Committee urges DOD to spend budget on technology to enhance border security
26th May 2023 The Joint Standing Committee on Defence has raised alarm that procurement challenges have contributed to the fact that the Department of Defence... →
Raging against the machine
9th May 2023 The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is generating infinite possibilities and particularly so when linked to or combined with other... →
Scepticism over Cape Town plan to spend R860m on anti-crime tech
By: News24Wire 9th May 2023 Some community policing forum members and residents on the Cape Flats remain sceptical after the City of Cape Town said it would spend about... →
Technology and sustainable development: a hamlet in rural South Africa shows how one can power the other
18th January 2023 It’s hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the same conversation. But,... →
Another critical aviation infrastructure maintenance blunder by the ANC
15th December 2022 In less than a week after the DA learnt of the collapse of our pilot-control-tower communication system and that the backup communications system... →
