Jozi’s planning a digital revolution
Barry Dwolatzky, University of the Witwatersrand Over the past two years, an initiative has been underway to put an area of central Johannesburg on the...
Category : Policy & Development
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...
South African science is making its mark – but still has a way to go
by AdminBraai
John Butler-Adam, University of Pretoria Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in Africa. Our foundation essays...
“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...
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...
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...
It starts with a zozo in Kuruman
by Anina Mumm
It’s eight o’clock in the morning in the Northern Cape town of Kuruman. At a small clinic, two nurses are about to start attending to...
Government links innovators and business
by Sarah Wild
Government is trying to close the gap between innovation and businesses, with the introduction of the “innovation bridge”. Tuesday marks day one of South Africa’s...