Mar 30, 2021
Solar PV installations are expected to post 27% year-on-year growth in 2021 amid strong demand despite increased module prices, long lead times and rising freight costs, according to a new report from IHS Markit. This comes at a time when the solar supply chain is...
Mar 29, 2021
Earth is on a budget – an energy budget. Our planet is constantly trying to balance the flow of energy in and out of Earth’s system. But human activities are throwing that off balance, causing our planet to warm in response. Radiative energy enters Earth’s system...
Mar 26, 2021
The future of South Africa’s small business sector looks bleak one year on from when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country. New research from the BeyondCovid Business Survey indicates that 26% of SMMEs report being forced to close their doors – 7% permanently,...
Mar 25, 2021
NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Before the 1,8kg rotorcraft can attempt its first flight, however, both it and its team must meet a...
Mar 24, 2021
South Africans lag behind the rest of the world when it comes to cybersecurity skills. New research shows that South Africans have slightly better skills when it comes to knowing how to react to online threats and phishing attacks. They scored 78.6 points out of 100,...
Mar 23, 2021
Global restrictions implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19 have had a direct impact on manufacturing supply chains. Constraints are still evident across many manufacturing subsectors a year after the country first went into hard lockdown, according to the Q1 Absa...
