Crowdfunded community alarm system aims to make informal settlements safer
Unlike those who can afford a security system for their homes, residents in informal settlements have virtually no way of telling if their homes are being...
Category : Human & Social
Malnutrition rises despite social grants
by Sarah Wild
South Africa’s children are bearing the brunt of increasing food prices – and the effects may be permanent. More than one in five children in...
Koskultuur-navorsing uit eie bodem
Die 85-jarige koskultuurkenner Renata Coetzee word beskou as die pionier as dit kom by die navors en opskryf van Suider-Afrika se koskultuur. Sy’s ‘n opgeleide...
On a Quest for great science stories
by Paul Kennedy
On Saturday 22 August, SciBraai, Code4SA and the International Center for Journalists hosted the first ever science-themed Data Quest, which produced some great potential multimedia science stories. Held at...
Join the Data Quest to tell science stories with SA data
by AdminBraai
SciBraai, Code for South Africa and the International Centre for Journalists (ICFJ) will host a science journalism DataQuest at Codebridge civic tech lab in Cape...
Two hundred South Africans heading to Russia to train as nuclear engineers
by AdminBraai
Late last year the South African government controversially revealed that it has potentially signed a nuclear partnership deal with Russia, that would see the country...
The Science Inside: Transport Riots in SA
by AdminBraai
Following the Putco bus riots, we’re looking into public transport. Transport engineer Gerrit Wessels explains why buses always seem to whiz through intersections and Louise...
Dié siekes hét regte
by AdminBraai
’n Kwart van Suid-Afrika se arbeidsmag ly aan psigiatriese siektes, maar die meeste werknemers steek dit weg omdat hulle stigma vrees. Elsabé Brits vertel hoe...
Door ‘slammed on open access’ to academic work
by Sarah Wild
Anger has been growing over embargoes on published works that “limit access to knowledge and make academics’ work outdated”. South African universities and government agencies...
Can beer brewing help solve our water crisis?
by AdminBraai
This week’s show is about South Africa’s water crisis. The show starts with how the joys of brewing beer can solve a water crisis. From...