Jul 9, 2013
South African women are more likely to be unemployed than men – and they are less likely to work in formal occupations, or to earn as much as their male counterparts. These are among the findings of a Stats SA survey on how men and women fare in South Africa. An...
Jul 8, 2013
The largest ever search for supernovae – exploding stars up to 10-billion times brighter than the Sun – is beginning this August. For the next five years, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) will look for these cosmic explosions, which can be used to measure precisely the...
Jul 5, 2013
In 2-billion years’ time, life on Earth will be confined to pockets of liquid water deep underground, according to Jack O’Malley-James, a PhD astrobiologist at the University of St Andrews. New research also suggests that although the hardiest forms of life may have a...
Jul 4, 2013
This year’s Paris Fashion Week saw a most unusual piece of apparel gracing the catwalk – 12 pairs of 3D printed shoes featured in Iris van Herpen’s couture show “Wilderness Embodied”. In collaboration with Dutch designers Iris van Herpen and Rem Koolhaas, 3D printer...
Jul 3, 2013
South Africans’ work:life balance is booming compared to other countries around the world, according to the Regus Work:Life Balance Index – and the relationship between work and leisure gets better if you’re running a business or if you’re from Generations X and Y....
Jul 2, 2013
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2013, a 2% increase from 2012 spending of $3,6-trillion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Last quarter, Gartner’s forecast for 2013 IT spending growth in US dollars was 4,1%. The 2,1...
