Quantum mechanics, Carl Sagan once observed, is so strange that “common sense is almost useless in approaching it”. Scientists still don’t understand exactly why matter behaves as it does at the quantum level. Yet they’re getting better at exploiting its peculiar dynamics
The department of telecommunications & postal services has established a “war room” to fast-track the roll-out of broadband in the country. “Government has identified information and communications technology and broadband
Tencent Holdings, in which South Africa’s Naspers has a 34% equity stake, has surpassed China Mobile to become the country’s most valuable corporation, underscoring the growing importance of a vibrant private economy
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele is confident that his office can win a lawsuit to stop a high-speed broadband auction from going ahead. Cwele’s office recently asked
A simple tag pioneered in South Africa could soon be used to curb the spread of tuberculosis in Africa. In efforts to better understand how the disease is spread, IBM engineer Toby Kurien and research
It’s September, and that means it’s time for the next iPhone. Earlier this week, Apple sent out invitations to a 7 September event, drumming up excitement with the tagline, “See you on the 7th”. Some industry watchers think that’s a play
SpaceX and federal investigators are poring over a few milliseconds of data as they probe why a blaze destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket and satellite on a Florida launchpad two days before a scheduled flight. The space exploration company founded by
outh Africa’s second largest mobile network by subscribers, MTN South Africa, has stopped signing up new Mobile Money customers as it studies the feasibility of the product. In 2012, MTN partnered with the South African Bank of Athens
Samsung Electronics recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because of a faulty battery and announced a global replacement programme just days before archrival Apple is set to unveil its newest iPhones. Sales will be halted in 10 countries where the large-screen
South Africa’s cabinet has asked President Jacob Zuma to set up a judicial review to consider creating a state bank as well as the mandates of both the Banking Tribunal and Banking Ombudsman after the nation’s four biggest lenders said they would stop doing business with
