Cambridge Analytica
How the Nigerian and Kenyan media handled Cambridge Analytica
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently signed into law the Data Protection Bill. Passed after several years of debate and delay, the new law places...
‘Boris the Baby Bot’: The little book about big data
Boris the BabyBot has been dreamt up by researcher and writer Murray Hunter, who focuses on surveillance and data privacy
How to win votes and influence people
A Netflix documentary The Great Hack detailed the connections between Cambridge Analytica, the US election of Donald Trump and Brexit
Predatory Facebook is an illusory friend that uses you
It finds out all about you without your knowledge, to control you for its profit
Lawsuit adds to Facebook woes on data protection
The suit filed in Superior Court in Washington seeks an injunction to make sure Facebook puts in place safeguards to monitor users' data
Spain approves contested data protection law
The law was approved in Spain's upper house of parliament with 220 votes in favour and 21 against
Departing Facebook comms chief takes blame for PR firm controversy
The announcement by Elliot Schrage came after Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg pledged a "thorough" review of its use of a conservative consulting firm
Editorial: Fallout from Facebook
In the latest scandal, the platform realised that it was reporting up to 900% increases in the number of people watching videos
EU warns Facebook not to lose control of data security
In yet another scandal, Facebook has admitted that up to 50 million user accounts around the world had been breached by hackers
SA waits on information regulator
The process of setting up the new body to help safeguard our democracy has met with obstacles
The online battle for the truth
Despite the creation of dozens of fact-checking initiatives in recent years, efforts to stem the proliferation of false information remain weak
Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
Britain's data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds for failing to protect users' data
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Associate Professor James O Chibueze and Dr SP van den Heever are part of an international team of astronomers studying the G358-MM1 high-mass protostar.
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2020 risk outlook: Use GRC to build resilience
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GRC activities can be used profitably to develop an integrated risk picture and response, says ContinuitySA.
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MTN voted best mobile network
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An independent report found MTN to be the best mobile network in SA in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Is your tertiary institution is accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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Is your tertiary institution accredited?
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Rosebank College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education, which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training.
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VUT chancellor, Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi, dies
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The university conferred the degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr Xolani Mkhwanazi for his outstanding leadership contributions to maths and science education development.
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Innovate4AMR now in second year
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SA's Team pill-Alert aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance by implementing their strategic intervention that ensures patients comply with treatment.
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Medical students present solution in Geneva
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Kapil Narain and Mohamed Hoosen Suleman were selected to present their strategic intervention to tackle antimicrobial resistance to an international panel of experts.
