Africa’s lithium pipeline gains momentum

Rising demand for lithium is positioning Africa to attract foreign investment, accelerate local beneficiation and strengthen its role in securing the global battery supply chain. A recent forecast by Wood Mackenzie projects that global lithium demand could exceed...

Coega and Eskom sign MoU for SA’s Nuclear New Build Programme

The Coega Development Corporation (Coega) and Eskom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic framework for cooperation in support of South Africa’s Nuclear New Build Programme (NNBP). The MoU sets out the basis for collaboration between...

SA is a top 10 self-driving holiday destination

South Africa has landed in the top 10 for global self-driving holiday destinations, clockin at number eight. This is according to an Auto&General index that analyses 10 data points, from traffic flow and road quality to climate and overall driving conditions. The...

New platform takes on AI’s biggest classroom problem

Ask any South African teacher about their biggest concern around artificial intelligence (AI), and the answer is often not about the technology itself, but about what happens to learning when getting the answer becomes easier than understanding it. As artificial...
Industrial AI moves into physical operations

Industrial AI moves into physical operations

AI is now delivering measurable operational benefits in use cases such as process automation, automated quality inspection, predictive maintenance, logistics, and energy forecasting says the latest Cisco State of Industrial AI Report. However, many organisations are...
Artemis II returns to Earth tonight: watch live

Artemis II returns to Earth tonight: watch live

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will return to Earth tonight. Orion’s thrusters are scheduled to ignite for the second return trajectory correction burn at 9:53 pm EDT to fine‑tune...