South Africa’s nuclear procurement programme is far from a done deal and could collapse at any point, according to energy expert Chris Yelland. While cabinet approved the next stage of the new build plan for 9,6GW of nuclear power on 9 December
A Government Gazette notice published by the department of energy on 21 December has confirmed cabinet’s decision to move ahead with the 9,6GW nuclear procurement programme. This means the department
Despite fears that the smartphone market is tanking, a research firm believes that the consumer market will show healthy growth as shoppers spend cash on technology during the holiday season. According to Gartner
It has been a busy year for Solar System exploration – and particularly our galactic neighbourhood’s small icy bodies. Comets, asteroids, Kuiper Belt Objects and planetary satellites have all been in the news – from stunning
A big restructuring at Cell C, which would see the company’s debt reduced by more than half, to less than R8bn, may soon result in it receiving a ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor’s. In a note published on Tuesday, the ratings agency said it has placed
The Nigerian government is playing hardball with MTN, demanding that the telecommunications operator pay a US$3,9bn (R59bn) fine for failing to cut off 5m unregistered Sim cards by 31 December, according to a report. Bloomberg reported that the
Though there were few genuine classics, 2015 offered plenty of variety at the movies – from smart biopics, war movies and dark crime dramas to stirring science-fiction, the usual superhero
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The world has gone mad for robots with articles talking almost every day about the coming of the robot revolution. But is all the hype, excitement and sometimes fear justified? Is the robot revolution
Chinese consumer electronics giant Huawei said on Tuesday that it had shipped 100m smartphones in 2015. The company said that the number represented a 3 000% increase over 2010 and