New species of giant dinosaur unearthed in SA

New species of giant dinosaur unearthed in SA

A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in the Free State province. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Ledumahadi Mafube – Sesotho for “a giant thunderclap at dawn” – weighed 12 tonnes and stood about four metres high at the hips. An international...
Youth are optimistic about the future

Youth are optimistic about the future

Young people are more optimistic about their future, the future of their country, and the future of the world than older people. This is according to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Global Youth Poll, an opinion poll conducted by Ipsos...
August sees record growth for take-home pay

August sees record growth for take-home pay

The back-dated salary payments in the public sector continued to spur the increase in BankservAfrica’s Take-home Pay Index for August, with real salaries showing improvements on both an annual and monthly basis. According to Shergeran Naidoo, head: stakeholder...
Cyber-attacks seen as the new normal in SA

Cyber-attacks seen as the new normal in SA

Most South Africans (87%) now accept that data breaches and hacks are the new normal and will likely happen to everyone. And, according to a recent survey in South Africa conducted by Mastercard, 70% of people believe there is not much they can do to protect their...
Small satellite demonstrates possible solution for space junk

Small satellite demonstrates possible solution for space junk

As increasing volumes of “space junk” from old satellites increases the risk of collisions with the International Space Station, a new solution has been trialled to net and remove it. The International Space Station serves as humanity’s orbital...
Students gear up for solar car race

Students gear up for solar car race

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has unveiled its solar car, the SunChaser 3, which will compete in the Sasol Solar Challenge 10-year anniversary race. The seven-day race will kick-start on 22 September in Pretoria, at Menlyn Maine Time Square, and run until...