Feb 23, 2021
South Africa’s 2020 matric cohort recorded a 1,1 percentage point decline from 2019 – but the drop in absolute mathematics and physical science passes over five years has been more pronounced. Percentages hide the fact that the number of matric passes in...
Feb 22, 2021
Pictures from the Mars Perseverance rover are coming through, giving us a new perspective of what the surface of the Red Planet looks like. And the Ingenuity Mars helicopter is almost ready to start working, to increase the mission’s scope. Mission controllers...
Feb 19, 2021
A short-lived resurgence in the emission of ozone depleting pollutants in eastern China will not significantly delay the recovery of Earth’s protective “sunscreen” layer, according to new research published in Nature. Stratospheric ozone, also known as Earth’s ozone...
Feb 18, 2021
Most organisations will encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before returning to the workplace, but a very small proportion (8%) want to make it a requirement. A survey of HR, real estate, legal, compliance and privacy leaders in December 2020...
Feb 17, 2021
In a year where business has had to transform the way it meets the needs of society and the environment, family-owned businesses risk falling behind. While more than half (55%) of respondents to a new global survey of 2 801 family business owners saw the potential for...
Feb 16, 2021
Kathy Gibson reports – Eskom is attempting to pivot its business in line with global energy trends while simultaneously pulling itself back from the brink after years of poor management and maintenance – all while splitting into three operating entities....
