Recycled drip bags will make school shoes

More than 1 300 primary school learners of Chivirikani Primary School in Katlehong, south-east of Johannesburg, yesterday received a pair of brand new school shoes made from non-hazardous, recycled PVC healthcare waste products. This means that these young learners...

First AR gallery opens in UK

The UK’s first Augmented Reality (AR) art and street art gallery is to open in the heart of the creative quarter in Birmingham, UK. The Thomas Crown Gallery will officially open its doors on February 6. Birmingham-born international art dealer, Stephen Howes of Thomas...
How the solar orbiter beats the heat

How the solar orbiter beats the heat

When Solar Orbiter launches on its journey to the Sun, there’s one key piece of engineering making this ESA-NASA mission possible: the heat shield. Seeking a view of the Sun’s north and south poles, Solar Orbiter will journey out of the ecliptic plane — the belt of...

SA insolvencies expected to increase

Global bankruptcies are still on the rise, implying higher export risks. This is the conclusion of the latest Global Insolvency Report by Euler Hermes, which covers 44 countries and 87% of global GDP and provides the latest update of its Global Insolvency Index....

Apple takes over as top semiconductor buyer

Apple reclaimed the number one position among global semiconductor chip buyers in 2019, representing 8,6% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung dropped to the second spot with 8% market share. Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)...

Why digitalisation to mitigate risk still fails

Despite a high adoption rate of digital technology and data by industry to mitigate risk, the human element is not adequately considered. As such, digitalisation efforts may continue to fail, according to the Executive Operational Risk Management (ORM) survey by...