Author: The Conversation

South Africa’s energy sector has faced a crisis since 2008, marked by power cuts, high tariffs and a general inability to match supply and demand. This has led to a dismal picture being painted about the future of the country’s energy supply and its

This week brought news of the challenge Apple faces with dwindling sales of the Apple Watch. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also pulled the plug on its smartphone business purchased from Nokia

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Phones are all around us. When we look up from our own, we see that everyone else is looking down at theirs. Our phones are with us wherever we go, in our pockets, our bags, in our hands. A recent Pew research report outlines the ways that phones have

Video did indeed kill the radio star in the 1980s, and the compact disc replaced the traditional vinyl record. And although the CD is not yet dead, Africa has now joined the global trend of going digital to get its music. The recording industry has finally