Farmers in Africa are currently relying on word of mouth knowledge sharing to determine what it is they should be planting and the conditions of the land. This means of information handling, whilst valuable, cannot keep up with the turbulent agricultural marketplace. Automated tractors, temperature and...
OPTEX, a leading sensor manufacturer for more than 40 years, will demonstrate its new FlipX indoor series for the first time in South Africa at Securex, taking place from the 6th to the 8th June, this year. The new sensor range – which comprises the FlipX...
Taking place between the 8th and 12th May, the Africa Forces Land Summit featured leaders from across different security industries coming together to discuss the pressing issues faced across Africa. The African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) is the Chief of Staff of the Army's annual conference supporting...
Touchless Biometric Systems has unveiled the BIOMANAGER ENTERPRISE, a platform that unifies data gathered by multiple biometric security solutions onto one interface. This platform is usable on all kinds of devices, guaranteeing efficiency, comprehensive functionality and top-level security. This means that all records gathered from biometric access...
Two payment card providers are rolling out new authentication frameworks in South Africa, helping to support seamless, secure payments. Visa unveiled its Digital Authentication Framework (DAF) in April this year, while Mastercard intends to launch its Token Authentication Framework (TAK) in 2024. According to Visa, its new...
The Principal Instructor at SANS Institute, a cybersecurity training and certification specialist, is calling for South Africa to incorporate cybersecurity into its school curriculum, in order to tackle the growing problem of cyber threats in the country. According to Jason Jordaan, the country has a lack...
Regula, Contactable and ID Secure are joining forces to help combat identity fraud across Africa. South-Africa based Contactable is developing a solution, with Regula picked to provide identity document recognition, which will be integrated with Contactable's digital identity and KYC orchestration platform. The solution will be...
A number of high-tech safes have been installed across Uganda. G4S in Uganda has installed a number of smart safe Deposita protector 10,000d-s4 around the country where cash is still used. Twenty safes have been installed in a number of locations across Lira, Jinja and Kampala,...
Nigeria is to see improved workplace safety and health standards through a new partnership between the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), who have signed an agreement with a focus on corporate governance and occupational safety and...
The South African Weather Service has issued multiple extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the south parts of Free state, eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the extreme south-western section of the North West. Free State There will be a number of intermittent showers scattered...
