Blockchain adopted for farmer trading

Moscow authorities have announced a pilot project to grant farmers a free trading spot at weekend fairs through Ethereum-based blockchain. The entire dataset is publicly viewable, transparent and available for download meaning the submission time can be confirmed,...
SA researchers super-tune CERN supercomputers

SA researchers super-tune CERN supercomputers

A group of scientists from the University of Johannesburg have collaborated on a new breakthrough by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). Powerful computer systems made possible the new CERN observation of the Higgs boson decay to bottom quarks,...

SA needs to do more about harassment

South African corporations need to improve their harassment policies and procedures to ensure businesses adequately protect their employees. This is among the findings from a Columinate study of 1 000 research participants, representative of urban South Africa, to...

Counter-terrorism compliance in the spotlight

In the past 20 years, threats and incidents of terrorism have grabbed global headlines and urged nations to step up laws against not only the act but also the financing of terrorist activities. In South Africa more recently, the spotlight fell on the threat of...

Doctor Who experience at Comic Con Africa

BBC Studios in Africa will be hosting a special Doctor Who experience for the series’ regional launch at Africa’s first ever Comic Con next month, in partnership with Showmax. From 14 to 16 September 2018, Whovians and new fans from across the continent can come to...

Inclusion of coal in electricity plan slammed

The Life After Coal Campaign and Greenpeace Africa argue that the inclusion of an additional 1 000MW of new coal-fired power puts the Department of Energy in conflict with the rights enshrined in the Constitution. It believes that the inclusion of new coal in the...