These Cape Town areas will be without electricity this week
The City of Cape Town (COCT) says it will continue with its routine maintenance on the electrical infrastructure in various areas from Monday, November...
Kommetjie loses one of its most historic buildings, Swan Lodge.
On Saturday 20 November at 12am, The graceful historical building in Kommetjie, Swan Lodge went up in flames.
The fire gutted the building, destroying various...
Combating fraud with AI
“SINCE the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, financial institutions have accelerated their digital transformation programmes. Many customers have embraced using online...
Steel shortage a bonanza for some
SOUTH AFRICA’s current steel shortage is compounding an already serious obstacle to the efficient functioning of the subcontinent’s overhead crane market: declining service footprints.
Currently,...
Want to live forever? Theoretically, you could, study says
HUMANS can probably live to at least 130, and possibly well beyond, though the chances of reaching such super old age remain vanishingly small,...
“We need battery metals to build electric cars. Luckily, the sea floor has plenty.”
THE state of California earned its well-deserved pro-environmentalist reputation over years of steadfast commitment to our future. In September of last year, Gov. Gavin...
International climate deal could solve SA’s energy and economy crisis
Some of the world’s richest nations recently met with South African cabinet ministers to discuss a climate deal that could see billions of dollars...
Carbon dioxide reactor makes Martian fuel
UNIVERSITY of Cincinnati chemical engineering student Tianyu Zhang holds up a vial of graphene used as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide into methane....
Extending the life of long-travel energy chains
NEW components have been developed for polymer energy chains that can easily be installed to extend their service life in long-travel applications in a...
Finding the right words to describe civil service corruption
ONE in six senior civil servants has engaged in activities “that pose potential conflicts of interest” is disconcerting, according to the Public Sector Commission’s...
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By Larry Claasen
THE country consumes more than 3,5 million tons of wheat a year, yet domestic...