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Learners from Carnarvon High School, Northern Cape, traveled to Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship (from the left): Roswell Pipes, Jerome Visagie, Eugenio Nuwegeld, Shevodian Farmer, Lincoln De Wee, Farren Louw. Photos supplied.

Primary & Secondary Education

Karoo learners in international robotics competition

Zora Hollie 16 Sep 2025

South Africa wants to launch a communications satellite

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa looks to space for economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 24 Nov 2024

Tourism

#Artemis2025: First woman on the moon? SA's epic tourism venture

Katja Hamilton 2 Oct 2024

South Africa prepares to launch into astro-tourism

Tourism

South Africa prepares to launch into astro-tourism

27 Aug 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope in the Northern Cape is an important part of the search for alien life in the universe.

Skills Development

We haven’t found aliens yet, but SA is helping the search

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

Minister of Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, gave the opening keynote for the first IAU general assembly on in Africa.

Skills Development

SA hosts historic International Astronomical Union General Assembly

Lindsey Schutters 7 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Ian Badenhorst, managing director for Seeff Country and Karoo.

Property

Expensive to rent, but cheap to buy a home in the Northern Cape

8 Aug 2024

A government proposal to drop some statutory safeguards for the Kruger National Park has raised the alarm among some experts. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards 'at risk'

John Yeld 31 May 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope instrument located just outside Carnarvon forms part of the Square Kilometre Array project.

Construction & Engineering

MeerKAT telescope casually makes 49 new galaxy discoveries

Lindsey Schutters 28 Mar 2024

Starship mounted on the Super Heavy first stage booster ahead of its recent test launch. Source: SpaceX/Flickr

Materials & Equipment

SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

Lindsey Schutters 26 Mar 2024

Leap days are special for many reasons.

Construction & Engineering

Leap Day: The problem that changed the history of time

Lindsey Schutters 29 Feb 2024

The team used the sensitive MeerKAT radio telescope, located near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape Karoo. Source: SARAO

Construction & Engineering

MeerKAT discovery could advance our understanding of Einstein’s theory

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jan 2024

UKZN's Prof Sunil Maharaj honoured with Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award

Higher Education

UKZN's Prof Sunil Maharaj honoured with Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award

4 Jul 2023

Advertising

AI's threat to Google is more about advertising income than being the number one search engine

Andy Tattersall 20 Feb 2023

Did ChatGPT just kill Google Bard? Here's why this is a step in the right direction for AI

4th Industrial Revolution

Did ChatGPT just kill Google Bard? Here's why this is a step in the right direction for AI

Heloise Greeff 13 Feb 2023

Source © Business Today Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, has introduced Google's experimental conversational AI service, Bard

Digital

Introducing Bard, Google's experimental conversational AI service

7 Feb 2023

Source: Australian Footwear and Leather Show

Fashion & Homeware

SA's footwear and leather industry showcased in Australia

16 Nov 2022

Research

What interested South Africans most on Google in July?

5 Aug 2022

Anthony Laing, GM of networking at NEC XON

Technology

Network upgrade gives academia more speed

20 Jul 2022

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

IP Law

What is not patentable in South Africa? Part 1

Yogani Reddy 14 Apr 2022

Jewellery sector rebounds as gold demand recovers from Covid-induced losses

Markets & Investment

Jewellery sector rebounds as gold demand recovers from Covid-induced losses

28 Jan 2022

Government to look at 3D-printed houses and space as part of big tech revolution

ICT

Government to look at 3D-printed houses and space as part of big tech revolution

24 Jan 2022

Research Matters: A world of answers opens up on UP's new science communication platform

Higher Education

Research Matters: A world of answers opens up on UP's new science communication platform

Issued by University of Pretoria 3 Dec 2021

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

D&AD Awards

#D&AD21: D&AD awards 3 Black Pencils, 231 Culture, Design and Impact winners

27 May 2021

New discovery lands NWU researcher a spot in top science publication

Higher Education

New discovery lands NWU researcher a spot in top science publication

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 May 2021

NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way

Higher Education

NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Dec 2020

NWU's eye on the cosmos just become bigger

Higher Education

NWU's eye on the cosmos just become bigger

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 25 Nov 2020

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Media

Stop spreading the news

Kim Furman 11 Aug 2020

The work that’s done in research institutes and labs is crucial. nhungboon/Shutterstock

Covid-19

Investing in research is South Africa's best insurance policy against crises

Brenda Wingfield 9 Apr 2020

The age of the artificial; the proliferation of 'fake'

Media

The age of the artificial; the proliferation of 'fake'

Molly Fitz-Patrick, Issued by Red & Yellow 3 Sep 2019

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Digital

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Nunu Ntshingila 10 Jun 2019

Mining

SA reaches for the stars - but at what cost to mining?

Lili Nupen & Ross McLean 29 Apr 2019

Peter Horszowski

Primary & Secondary Education

The educational power of being wrong

Peter Horszowski, Issued by Pert Industrials 2 Apr 2019

Screen grab from the Kia ad.

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: An orchid for Kia, an onion for BMW and misguided millennialism

Brendan Seery 2 Apr 2019

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

Jessica Tennant, Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2019

SA research stars head for France

Primary & Secondary Education

SA research stars head for France

3 Dec 2018

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: People who need people

Research

A South African's guide to moving to and making it in Malta: People who need people

Marcus 'The Maltese Falcon' Brewster 5 Oct 2018

Cape Town selected to host IAU General Assembly in 2024

Technology

Cape Town selected to host IAU General Assembly in 2024

6 Sep 2018

National Geographic taps Academy Award nominee Will Smith as host of One Strange Rock

TV

National Geographic taps Academy Award nominee Will Smith as host of One Strange Rock

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 15 Mar 2018

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Radio & Audio

Cocreating the CapeTalk conversation in the digital decade

Leigh Andrews 24 Oct 2017

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

Education

Airbus Little Engineers initiative comes to Africa

7 Aug 2017

Image: Soneva Jani/Giltedge Ocean Islands

Tourism & Travel

Seychelles, Maldives shifts from romantic getaway to family-friendly image

30 May 2017

Revamped Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome offers a unique experience

Lifestyle

Revamped Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome offers a unique experience

24 May 2017

Q&A with Hubble CEO on Uber's new entertainment device

OOH

Q&A with Hubble CEO on Uber's new entertainment device

Jessica Tennant 27 Feb 2017

Top universities join SKA project

Higher Education

Top universities join SKA project

Farren Colins 3 Oct 2016

Aviation

Dogfight over Karoo

26 Sep 2016

Green Kalahari canoeing

Tourism

#FindersKeepersSA: take a shot'left to unique Northern Cape

8 Sep 2016

IBM Research opens second lab on African continent

ICT

IBM Research opens second lab on African continent

26 Aug 2016

What to do in winter in SA

Events

What to do in winter in SA

25 Jul 2016