Academics make jump to lightspeed internet
Data and computing initiatives are joining forces to forge a high-speed research network for South Africa. In bandwidth-thirsty South Africa, the country’s universities and research...
Category : Human & Social
Free coding program targeting under-priveleged youth to launch in SA
by AdminBraai
A French non-profit program which offers free coding internships and incubation for young people will be making its way to South Africa to help equip...
Tanzanian water filter takes top innovation prize
by Paul Kennedy
A new nanoparticle-based water filtration system will soon be saving lives all over rural Tanzania, thanks to the Royal Academy for Engineering’s inaugural Africa Prize...
Help TinkerTainer raise funds for SA’s first kids’ robotics maker space
by AdminBraai
Young people such as Cable Maharaj have proven that they can be counted among the top brains in the local MakerSpace, which is why a...
Race ‘science’ resurfaces but not all is black and white
by Sarah Wild
Sarah Wild of the Mail and Guardian interviewed Gavin Evans, a former South African journalist. He tackles the notion that intelligence is skin deep in his new book,Black...
City slums: a big health risk in southern Africa
by AdminBraai
By Michelle Galloway, media officer for the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS). Edited by Anina Mumm Urbanisation has a huge impact on health in South...
Plate reflects purse in South Africa
by AdminBraai
Thandi Puoane, University of the Western Cape The stream of media coverage about diets may suggest that the majority of South Africans are pre-occupied with...
Kimberley to host 86MW solar power plant
by AdminBraai
A lot more solar power plants are springing up across South Africa, as Eskom struggles to keep the lights on to the general public. But...
INFOGRAPHIC: What are DNA profiles used for?
by Anina Mumm
DNA profiling has revolutionised criminal justice globally and in South Africa. The graphic below was created in 2012, to accompany a feature on the potential promise...
See the Bloodhound SSC in Pretoria before record attempt
by AdminBraai
The opportunity to have a close look at a jet-powered car built to clock at 1000 mph (1600 km/h) is not one to miss. You have...