There is a high likelihood that Eskom will implement stage-2 load shedding on Wednesday evening to replenish water resources for its pumped storage schemes and to minimise the use of diesel.

A few months ago, a group of Nasa exoplanet astronomers, who are in the business of discovering planets around other stars, called me into a secret meeting to tell me about a planet that had captured their interest.

Apple’s top privacy executive defended the company’s use of encryption after recent clashes with law enforcement and politicians over access to information locked on iPhones.

Bitcoin climbed to the highest since November after breaching the $8 000 price level. Concerns about an escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran are seen as contributing to the rally.

Orange, France’s biggest phone company, has picked BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley to advise on a proposed initial public offering of its Middle East and Africa business, sources say.

South Africa’s school pass rate rose for a fourth consecutive year to the highest since the end of apartheid. Yet the quality of South Africa’s education system continues to lag.