Poor rainfall keeps Vaal River system low

The level of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) has this week decrease well below the comparative week last year, with most of its dams remaining unchanged while others continue to dip to lower levels week on week. As a result of this situation, the Department of...

Fake social media accounts impersonate Thandi Modise

The Office of the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has noted a number of fictitious social media accounts impersonating chairperson Thandi Modise. The NCOP office has issued a statement clarifying that Modise does not have any active social...
Glacier cavity indicates ice is melting faster than we thought

Glacier cavity indicates ice is melting faster than we thought

A gigantic cavity — two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 300m tall — growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica is one of several disturbing discoveries reported in a new NASA-led study of the disintegrating glacier. The findings...
Counting the cost of natural disasters

Counting the cost of natural disasters

An Aon study demonstrates that 389 natural catastrophe events in 2018 generated economic losses of $224-billion. Of that total, the Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2018 Annual Report shows that private sector and government-sponsored insurance programs...

Dark energy may vary over time

Astronomers have found evidence that an invisible force called dark energy, widely thought to be constant, may be getting stronger with time. If confirmed, this result could force astronomers to re-examine their fundamental understanding of the history and structure...

Stay vigilant as phishing season ramps up

Businesses in EMEA are urged to remain vigilant as phishing attacks ramp up during the winter months. F5 Labs, in collaboration with Webroot, has launched its second annual Phishing and Fraud report, highlighting an anticipated threat surge from October until January....