Nuclear might be cheaper than we thought

South Africans were never informed properly that nuclear power is not as expensive as it is made out to be, according to a nuclear energy expert. Des Muller refuted the cost issue but took aim at corruption concerns over the nuclear build programme in South Africa,...

Office exploits come to the fore

Exploits, software that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability, for Microsoft Office in-the-wild hit the list of cyber headaches in Q1 2018. Overall, the number of users attacked with malicious Office documents rose more than four times compared with Q1 2017. In...

Medupi, Kusile lessons to inform nuclear build

The power utility Eskom wants to use lessons learnt from the construction of the two mega power stations, Medupi and Kusile, to drive the country’s nuclear build programme. The continent’s nuclear future and specifically the South African nuclear...

Gene editing study tackles malnourishment

Merck, a leader in genome editing, has announced a collaboration with Washington University in St Louis, USA, that could lead to the optimising of nutritional supplements to restore a healthy gut microbial community (microbiome). The research aims to determine the...

How AI will drive a change in marketing

The hype surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for marketing applications is escalating. AI continues to be the buzzword du jour to describe a host of “intelligent” features aiming to augment the functions performed by marketers in their...

SA’s GoMetro signs global distribution deal

South Africa-based mobility startup GoMetro is partnering with Mauritian technology distribution and development firm GMG Technology to launch the transport mapping and data collection platform, GoMetro Pro, to the global markets through a distribution, product...