Feb 2, 2017
Kenya’s experience holds some valuable lessons for countries planning a digital migration – and policymakers are urged to take notice. The GSMA today launched a new report, “Digital Migration Process in Kenya”, to highlight the valuable lessons...
Feb 1, 2017
New images showcase the incredible closeness with which NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, now in its “ring-grazing” orbits phase, is observing Saturn’s dazzling rings of icy debris. The views are some of the closest-ever images of the outer parts of...
Jan 31, 2017
South Africa has been placed at number 64 on the latest Corruption Index, with an overall score of 45%. This compares to top-placed Denmark with a score of 90% and bottom-placed Somalia with just 10%. According to Corruption Index author Transparency International,...
Jan 30, 2017
Technology companies have rallied around immigrant workers in the wake of an executive order by US president Donald Trump that prohibits entry by people from seven majority-Muslim nations for 90 days. Citizens of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Libya are...
Jan 27, 2017
Scientists from the Salk Institute have succeeded in integrating stem cells from one species into the early-stage development of another – including growing human tissues in pic and cow embryos. In a paper published in the 26 January 2017, issue of the journal...
Jan 26, 2017
The proposed National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper could set South Africa’s ICT industry back significantly – and we might see legal challenges if government attempts to implement it as it stands. The white paper was pushed through despite inadequate...