Consumers do not care much when brands get ripped off
There’s quite a bit of science behind what consumers think about brands. And how they think about them even when their favourite labels or...
Category : Human & Social
South Africa’s Antarctic history is being unfrozen in time
by Sarah Wild
Used as a gateway to the world’s southernmost continent since the 18th century, South Africa has been actively involved in scientific research in Antarctica and...
“Digital divide can do more harm than apartheid” – Minister
by AdminBraai
South Africa’s Minister for the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services Siyabonga Cwele has stressed that closing the digital divide is just as important as the...
iShack delivers power (and television) to the people
by Sarah Wild
If you are poor and living in an informal settlement in South Africa, housing is a waiting game – if you qualify, that is. According...
Breinchirurgie sonder ‘n enkele snit
by Elsabé Brits
Die man op die operasietafel was al meer as tien keer onder die mes om ’n gewas te verwyder. Vandag sal sy skedel nie weer...
How Gauteng gov will allocate investments in tech
by AdminBraai
Gauteng MEC of finance Barbara Creecy, in her budget speech at the Gauteng Legislature has revealed exactly how much would be allocated to the five corridors of development,...
The science of South African spy cables
With the recent scandal surrounding the leaking of South African spy cables, The Science Inside looks into the science and technology behind the modern...
Fracking in Karoo gets a R108m injection
by Sarah Wild
The R108-million investment in shale gas research, announced in Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s budget speech, was “positive” and showed “government is taking time to investigate”,...
Does Joe Public still trust science?
by AdminBraai
By Marina Joubert Trust in science as an institution is deeply rooted in modern societies, but it has to be questioned whether this is also...
Some secrets behind Tsonga names
There is nothing arbitrary about how Vatsonga people of Southern Africa receive their names. This is because a name isn’t seen as just an ordinary label...