All about electricity costs and saving money

With new electricity rates set to kick in on 1 July, and with the prospect of more load shedding always on the horizon, now is a perfect time for consumers to improve their knowledge of how electricity costs work, and how they can save energy and money. “The...

Inflation slightly higher in May

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says that consumer price inflation increased marginally from 4,4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in April to 4,5% y-o-y in May. The latest reading was in line with expectations and also spot on the middle of the South African Reserve Bank...

New battery design targets 5G

Researchers at Nokia Bell Labs and AMBER, the SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research hosted at Trinity College Dublin, have created a new, innovative formula for battery composition that makes batteries more powerful by packing 2,5 times the...

Passengers can now switch on flying kulula.com

Passengers flying on kulula.com can now use their portable electronic devices (PEDs) during all phases of their flight on its routes across South Africa. Devices that will now be allowed to stay powered onboard include, but aren’t limited to, tablets, e-readers,...

Don’t get swept up by scam cleaners

Kaspersky experts have detected a two-fold rise in the number of users being attacked with fake system cleaners – fraudulent programmes designed to trick users into paying for alleged serious computer issues to be fixed. The number of users hit reached 1 456 219...

Deadline looms for netpreneur prize

The call for entries for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) closes on 30 June meaning African entrepreneurs have less than 10 days to submit their businesses for the chance to pitch Jack Ma and win a share of the $1-million. The ANPI is a flagship...