Why the outrage over sugar tax job losses?

Martin van Staden, legal researcher at the Free Market Foundation, offers his opinion on the implications of the sugar tax, and what lessons can be learnt. The Sunday Tribune reports that as many as 350 000 jobs are at stake in the industries reliant on sugar....

Selby bridge repairs to severely affect traffic

Johannesburg motorists will have to choose alternative routes as the M2 motorway between Crown Interchange and Maritzburg Street is to be totally closed to allow for bridge rehabilitation. The City of Johannesburg has announced that the rehabilitation of Selby bridge...

Department of Labour’s ICT systems to go offline

The Department of Labour’s ICT and related services will be offline from tomorrow (21 February) until 24 February, impacting operations and service delivery at Labour Centres across the country. The disruption is as a result of the department relocating its data...
White dwarf mystery uncovered by citizen scientist

White dwarf mystery uncovered by citizen scientist

A volunteer working with the NASA-led Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project has found the oldest and coldest known white dwarf — an Earth-sized remnant of a Sun-like star that has died — ringed by dust and debris. Astronomers suspect this could be the first...

Complexity drives increase in security spend

Spending on IT security in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) is set to cross the $2,7-billion mark this year, up 10,2% on 2018. According to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC), this growth can be attributed to the fact that security...

The state of global 5G deployments

Viavi Solutions has revealed new industry data demonstrating just how quickly 5G networks are rolling out worldwide, with 55 commercial 5G networks expected to be live before the start of 2020 — the year that 5G was originally expected to debut. A total of 13...