Mar 3, 2016
The substance that provides energy to all the cells in our bodies, Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), may also be able to power the next generation of supercomputers. That is what an international team of researchers led by Professor Nicolau, the Chair of the Department of...
Mar 3, 2016
MTN showed a very modest revenue gain for the year ended 31 December 2015, but a R9,287-billion provision for its Nigerian fine puts it deep into the red. Although group subscribers increased 4,1% to 232,5-million over the year, revenue increased just 0,1% to...
Mar 3, 2016
Customers don’t mind going into their bank branch, as long as they can determine the time – and don’t have to wait. Results from a survey of more than 1 000 consumers showed that 83% of banking consumers are willing to go to their bank on a weekday...
Mar 3, 2016
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed instructions from an “Emergency Guide Robot” even after the machine had proven itself unreliable – and after...
Mar 3, 2016
Users are up in arms about an alleged SIM-swop inside job at MTN and First National Bank (FNB) that has apparently defrauded customers of hundreds of thousands of rands. MTN has issue a statement, aimed at assuring customers that it has put security requirements and...
Mar 3, 2016
The first global forum for science on African soil will take place in Dakar from 8-10 March 2016. The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has launched a global call for support for Africa’s scientific and technological emergence, with a video that ask the question:...
