Young scientists bag cash prizes at 2023 Eskom Expo ISF

The 2023 Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF) has reached a life-altering culmination as some young scientists emerged victorious, winning prestigious bursaries to advance their education, while others claimed substantial cash and other prizes. The fair was...

Standalone 5G network market set to hit $33,4bn

The global standalone 5G network market size is expected to reach $33,42-billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 54,3% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research. The increasing demand for standalone (SA) 5G networks in applications...

Virtual wheeling could decentralise power generation

Kathy Gibson reports – Virtual wheeling could go a long way to solving one of the biggest bottlenecks in the power ecosystem – getting electricity from new, green generation projects to the consumer. According to Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, minister or...
AI helps to tip the balance in fighting wildfires

AI helps to tip the balance in fighting wildfires

California has a new weapon against the wildfires that have annually devastated the state – artificial intelligence (AI) – with a new system powered by Nvidia GPUs to provide timely alerts to first responders across the Golden State every time a blaze...

The ozone hole is growing again

The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an “ozone depleting area”, reached a size of 26-million square kilometres on 16 September 2023. This is roughly...

Africa reels under increasing cyberthreats

Threat actors are proliferating in Africa, with attacks on the continent now ranking alongside the world’s biggest economies in the number and scope of attacks. Emmanuel Tzingakis, technical lead: African cluster at Trend Micro, explains that, in July, Egypt...