SA youth depressed from lack of access to labour market

Lack of access to the labour market is taking a toll on young South Africans’ mental health, new research by the University of Cape Town’s Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health reveals. Titled “Understanding the complex relationship between...

Covid vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa

Covid-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and September, a World Health Organisation (WHO) analysis finds. Although Africa is far from reaching the...

Wits kick-starts national quantum technologies initiative

Wits University has led a national consortium that secured R54-million funding from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to co-ordinate a national quantum technologies initiative. Following on a proposal written by the consortium led by Professor Andrew...

Lenovo launches Smarter Tech solutions

At its annual global innovation event Tech World, Lenovo shared its vision for the evolution of collaboration across users, spaces, and devices to unlock unlimited possibilities in both real-world applications and the Metaverse. Lenovo unveiled new concepts,...

Netflix reverses subscriber slump, but faces a tough season

Netflix added 2,4-million subscribers in the third quarter of 2022, causing shares to surge 14% in after-hours trading. Francesca Gregory, thematic intelligence analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Netflix’s latest results break the narrative of a subscriber...

Ethereum investors on the rise

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has dipped by more than 60% year-over-year, trading below $1 300 last week. Nevertheless, the plunge has not discouraged crypto investors from buying the token. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, the number...