The US government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook and Google to pay for news sourced from local media outlets.

Israeli company StoreDot has manufactured the first battery for electric vehicles that can be charged in just five minutes, a step toward making refuelling as fast as cars at a petrol station.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing US agencies to assess any security risks from Chinese-made drones in American government fleets and to prioritise removing them.

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Eskom has firmed up a plan to implement load shedding in Johannesburg in two-hour blocks, instead of the current four-hour interruptions, with effect from 19 January.

Eskom’s official three-month outlook for demand and generating capacity shows a high likelihood of load shedding every single week until mid-April. But there is reason for encouragement.

South Africa’s long history of astronomical research began when French academic Nicolas-Louis de La Caille visited Cape Town from 1751 to 1753 and undertook a careful examination of every square degree of the southern sky.

Interviews with more than 20 current and former CD Projekt staff depict a development process marred by unchecked ambition, poor planning and technical shortcomings.

Samsung Electronics heir Jay Y Lee has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison over bribery charges, a dramatic conclusion to a years-long graft trial.