How to beat the power cuts
Days after Eskom’s announcement that more rolling blackouts are expected, enterprising South Africans started coming up with ways of beating the loadshedding blues. “There has been a dramatic spike in searches for items like solar lights, gas appliances and...
Genome browser in your hand
The first secure clinical genome browser, giving doctors access to patients’ genetic data, is now available on the BlackBerry Passport smartphone. Developed in partnership with BlackBerry and NantHealth, a cloud-based IT provider that combines science and big data to...
A giant leap towards Mars
NASA took a major step on its journey to Mars on Friday as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, travelling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years. “Today’s flight test of Orion is a huge step for NASA...
Jozi a well of innovation
Johannesburg has been named as the second-most inspiring city in the world, after Hong Kong, by the 2014 Good City Index. In a study conducted by the global Good magazine, Joburg scored the highest points in all categories the publication uses to rank cities. These...
Future workforce changing rapidly
Work really is no longer the place that people go to, but rather the function they perform. And, in the modern workplace, the boundaries between office, home and play are blurring more than ever.