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The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has urged the public against doing any financial services business with Tradetheatre Capital Markets Pty, which it has warned is not authorised to give any financial advice or render any intermediary services. The FSCA said according to the Tradetheatre Capital Markets’ website, it is a trading platform that offers trading in Forex, CFD, Cryptos and/or Binary Options. The website claims that Tradetheatre Capital Markets Pty and Tradetheatre Middle East Ltd are authorised by the FSCA and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority in Abu Dhabi respectively. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority has confirmed that Tradetheatre…

Concor (formerly Murray & Roberts) has successfully completed a fast-track COVID-19 facility at Jubilee Hospital using innovative building technology. The construction company said this facility was handed over on 27 November 2020, having begun work on site some five months earlier. Following the national COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Department issued a tender for this facility for the Gauteng Department of Health. Concor won the bid and began earthworks in July 2020. The turnkey project in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria handed over ten modular units to the Gauteng Department of Health, adding another 300 beds…

With the COVID-19 pandemic having battered the South African fiscus in 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned that the country will have to embrace innovative interventions to rebuild the economy in the New Year. The President said this on Monday in his first weekly newsletter of 2021. “Public finances are under extreme strain, now even more so because of the cost of our health response to COVID-19 and the social and economic relief measures we put in place to assist businesses and poor households,” he wrote. “The contraction of the economy also meant that tax revenue has declined significantly. There…

Checkers Sixty60 was recently recognised as one of Memeburn’s best apps of 2020 – the apps were those who helped to manage the stress and chaos of lockdowns and social distancing. While 2020’s unexpected turn of events presented many challenges, Sixty60 provided customers with an innovative and safe solution to have their groceries delivered at the touch of a button at the same value for money for which Checkers is renowned. Customer response has been exceptional due to the service’s lightning-fast service and ease of use, and order volumes skyrocketed during lockdown necessitating Checkers to rapidly expand Sixty60 throughout the…

Dimension Data has put up a for-sale sign for its Mweb Internet service provider (ISP) business. Techcentral exclusively reported today that Dimension Data has appointed Standard Bank to lead the sale process. Four years ago Dimension Data, which is owned by Japan’s NTT, bought 100% control of Mweb from MultiChoice Group – which at the time was owned by Naspers. The company is an ISP based in South Africa since 1997. It is a division of Internet Solutions Digital Ltd, a subsidiary of Dimension Data, and its headquarters are located in the Mweb Building in Parow, Cape Town. It is…

Curro Holdings, the South African JSE-listed independent education provider, has appointed JP le Roux as the Executive Head of its flagship technology-driven school, Curro Foreshore. Le Roux will take the helm effective January 2021. The appointment comes alongside the school undergoing a major revamp. With a wealth of experience and a master’s degree in mathematics education, Le Roux was previously the head of mathematics and the deputy principal at Cedar House School in Cape Town. He is most looking forward to steering the school to even greater success. Curro Foreshore was the first school in the group to adopt the…

In Q4, Microsoft was again the brand most frequently targeted by cybercriminals, as it was in Q3, according to a recent report. Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies, a provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has published its new Brand Phishing Report for Q4 2020. The report highlights the brands, which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during October, November and December. The report states that forty-three percent of all brand phishing attempts related to the technology giant (up from 19% in Q3), as…

South Africa’s Information Regulator has announced that it met Facebook South Africa on Wednesday to discuss its revised WhatsApp privacy policy. WhatsApp’s revised private policy sparked a global outcry after the popular Facebook-owned messaging app alerted its 2 billion users to accept the new terms if they wanted to continue using it. According to reports, WhatsApp will now share data with Facebook. “As part of the Facebook family of companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, this family of companies,” Ars Technica quoted the new privacy policy. “We may use the information we receive from them, and they…

Africa’s largest data science academy EXPLORE Data Science Academy has added Data Engineering to its online training offerings. Starting Monday, January 18, 2021, the 12-month course will provide applicants with the specific skill set required to become data engineers – a key role in the successful digital transformation of a business. Shaun Dippnall, CEO of EXPLORE Data Science Academy, explains, “The use of vast quantities of data by data scientists now requires those with a specialised skill set to organise data and ensure its quality, security and availability to the organisation.  These are data engineers.” According to Dippnall apart from the skill…

As one of the pioneers in the use of a smartphone as a digital vehicle key since 2018, BMW is pressing ahead with the development and popularisation of its BMW Digital Key feature, which is available to iPhone users today. In line with this goal, the premium car manufacturer will introduce the BMW Digital Key Plus, a convenient and secure way to unlock and start your car without taking your iPhone out of your bag or pocket. This latest incarnation of the service is based on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, the technology found on the U1 chip of iPhone. The BMW Digital Key Plus feature…