Month: October 2019
Fourth Industrial Revolution not entirely a revolutionary concept
What exactly is the 4IR? Last week, Deputy President David Mabuza caused quite a stir, but for all the wrong reasons, when he was quizzed in Parliament about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and...
What are social media networks doing to prevent the spread of hate speech?
When Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook in 2004, there was no way he could have known that his little website was going to become the world’s most popular social network with nearly 2 billion registe...
Will AI Benefit Us or Harm Us?
Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate and some expert predict that this rate is only going to increase with AI been at the forefront of innovation. But when ever the topic of AI comes about...
Human factor still rules when it comes to machinery and robotics
I often wonder what the role of human beings will be in a future where computers become more capable than we ever imagined, allowing them to do many of the jobs only humans are currently capable of do...
IT varsity’s CEO, Bilal Kathrada, featured in International book.
Local tech entrepreneur earns his place in international book Local software developer and trainer, Bilal Kathrada, has been given a rare honour of being featured in an internationally-published book....
Why has South Africa lagged so far behind in solar power production?
😏 Here we go again . . . After a short break of 7 months, Eskom has announced it will be implementing Stage 2 load shedding from Wednesday, 16 October. Solar power is the most abundant energy source o...
New Plastic Recycling Process
EVER since its invention by Leo Baekeland in 1907, plastic has transformed our world in countless ways. We find plastics in our clothes, our homes and our vehicles. Our food comes safely and hygienica...
Could AI turn rogue?
In the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, Tony Stark and Dr Bruce Banner jointly created a powerful artificially intelligent being called Ultron to protect the Earth against all kinds of threats. This was...
Grade 9 exit plan has merit
Is leaving school at grade 9 the best plan to reduce dropout rates? When Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga recently announced that her department was planning to “formalise” Grade 9 as one of t...
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