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Just Roll With It: Life before toilet paper Its times like these that help us appreciate the little things in life or at the very least – think about them a little differently or with a fresh perspective. I know that we may be feeling sick to death (definitely no pun intended) of hearing about COVID-19 and the effects of living in times of self-isolation, lockdown and uncertainty, however it undeniably affects us all – and in different ways. Unsurprisingly, pandemics have a way of inspiring a certain amount of panic that manifests in different ways across the world.  However, there are certain trends that have manifested themselves in the human behaviour that can be seen on a global scale currently. One of [...]

The world’s biggest pandemics before COVID-19 With everything that’s happening in the world right now, and with the news constantly bombarding us with new statistics and daily, minute-by-minute updates about COVID-19, it’s almost hard to imagine that this is not the world’s first pandemic. With over a million people currently infected and the rate of infection rising by the day, it may feel as if it’s never going to end, and with entire countries on lockdown for weeks and months on end except for essential services, it’s also hard to believe that this is not the biggest pandemic the world has ever witnessed. A pandemic, is a disease, or in the case of COVID-19, a virus that is “prevalent throughout an entire country, [...]

Budding Biometrics Biometrics are proving themselves to be a supremely effective form of fortifying online privacy and protection. Biometrics, as the name indicates, involves the application of a statistical analysis to biological data. The basis behind biometric authentication is that each person can be positively and correctly identified by their unique physical or biological characteristics. Biometrics can also be defined by behavioural characteristics or identifiers too. Why are biometrics important though and what are they used for? The use of biometric identification is becoming more and more popular as an almost fool-proof and reliable means of authenticating an identity through undeniable and intrinsic physical and behavioural features. There is however a difference between biometric identification and biometric authentication. Biometric authentication in layman’s terms [...]

#EachforEqual - International Women’s Day 2020 “An equal world is an enabled world” is one of the International Women’s Day mantras and speaks to the purpose of the day and the cause that it aims to raise awareness for. International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March every year and is aimed at establishing a society that promotes equal opportunity and a society that is free of gender-based bias and celebrates women’s achievements accordingly. Every year, the relevant organisation, also entitled International Women’s Day launches a new focus or theme for the year – and this year’s theme is #EachforEqual. The notion behind #EachforEqual acknowledges the fact that the society in which we all (collectively) participate in, is not an equal [...]

Covid-19: Keep calm & wash your hands On the 5th of March 2020, the first case of Covid-19 was positively diagnosed in South Africa. For most, this was not entirely unexpected and was deemed an inevitability given the rate at which the virus has spread on a global level. At this point in time there are over 100,000 diagnosed cases of the virus worldwide, which have in turn resulted in 3,497 deaths, most of which have occurred in Wuhan, China – the site of the outbreak, with Italy boasting the second highest death toll by country, followed closely by Iran. The South African that was positively diagnosed this week was a 38 year old male who had recently travelled from Italy via Dubai [...]

Budgeting in 2020 – how to survive Janu-Worry and beyond The January blues are a feeling experienced by most after the December break. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the festivities enjoyed in the last month of the year generally come at a price in more ways than one, and can leave our wallets substantially lighter while our bodies might not feel the same.  It’s easy to overspend in the months leading up to the December break, and as we all know – January or rather Janu-Worry as its come to be known, can feel like the longest month of the year and in fact financially it is as most people get paid their last salary for the year mid-December which is expected [...]