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SA Express Airline Provisionally Liquidated, Nearly 700 Jobs could be Lost
State-owned regional airline SA Express has been placed in provisional liquidation after its business rescue practitioners filed an urgent court application, reports Fin24. This comes after practitioners lodged the application in the Pretoria High Court on 25 March. Last month,…
7 Steps to Deal with a Data Breach
As data breaches continue to make their way into the public news cycle, individuals and organizations alike are looking for ways to protect their financial and personal information. When it comes to this type of threat, two things are known…
Nintendo Hack Leaves 160,000 Accounts Exposed
Video game company Nintendo has confirmed in a blog post that 160,000 accounts using its services have been hacked with the personal information of users exposed. According to the company, hackers used a flaw associated with the Nintendo Network ID…
WhatsApp’s New Limit Cuts Highly Forwarded Messages by 70%
In a bid to cut the virality of messages circulating on its social platform, WhatsApp introduced an additional limit earlier in the month – and now it looks like that limit has begun to pay off. [Tweet “In a bid…
Telegram Messenger Reaches 400-Million Users
Cloud-based instant voice messaging and VoIP service, Telegram officially has amassed 400-million users worldwide, a massive milestone for the private company. Tech Weez writes that it has taken Telegram roughly 2 years to double their daily users – an impressive…
Top 5 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Cybercrime highlighted two stories this week as the latest Windows 10 updates produce massive exploitable holes for cybercriminals to infect…
SA Express Employees Started a Crowdfunding Campaign to Buy Food
Employees of South African state-owned airlines SA Express, who have not been paid since February, have started crowdfunding among one another and family members to feed their colleagues. All SA Express flights have been grounded since 18 March, before the…
UKZN Uses Video to Tackle Mental Health Matters During COVID-19
A video that deals with fear and anxiety during COVID-19 and can be viewed on YouTube is the product of a collaboration between the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)’s Department of Psychology, an adult education specialist and the Centre for Rural…
Bitcoin Surges to Highest Level since March Crash
Cryptocurrencies surged on Thursday, with Bitcoin surpassing $7,500 for the first time since crashing in late February/early March. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is currently trading at $7,587.07 as of 10:00 Friday 24 April. Bitcoin rose as much as 10% overnight,…
New Bug Leaves iPhone Users Vulnerable to Hackers Stealing Emails
There is a newly unearthed bug in the built-in Mail app for iPhones that could allow an attacker to read, modify and delete emails, say researchers. According to The Guardian, Apple says it will patch this vulnerability in the next…
Google to Require all Advertisers to pass an Identity Verification Process
Google announced in an official blog post that it will soon require all advertisers to verify their identity. This change is to prevent advertisers from misrepresenting themselves – something that Google says should allow consumers to see who’s running ads and…
Ethiopian Airlines Fighting for Survival Amid Pandemic
In early March, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremarium told an aviation conference in Addis Ababa the coronavirus pandemic was “a temporary problem” – comparable to a natural disaster or a spike in oil prices, writes News24. Now, several weeks later…
COVID-19 Fintech Surge to Further Disrupt Traditional Bank Sector
It is speculated that traditional banks will fall even further behind in market share and customer experience due to the global coronavirus pandemic, warns Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group- one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory…
Facebook Rolls Out Messenger Kids to 70 New Countries
Facebook has rolled out its Messenger Kids app to 70 new countries, saying it can help children deal with the challenges of distance learning and isolation during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Aimed at children under 13, the app will be adding…
Zoom Reaches 300-Million Meeting Participants in 1 Month
More than 300-million people used Zoom’s video conferencing software on 21 April, a 50% jump from the 200-million daily users at the beginning of the month, says Zoom CEO Eric Yuan during a webinar on Wednesday. “Clearly, the Zoom platform…
8 Most Common COVID-19 Myths Debunked
A few days after South Africa began its nationwide lockdown, the health minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize tweeted a warning to the citizens of the republic to beware of fake news. He would go on to say that during this time…
