Zoologist, author and broadcaster who found fame with his groundbreaking 1967 book The Naked Ape

Desmond Morris, the zoologist, writer and broadcaster, who has died aged 98, in the course of 60 years put his name to more than 50 books, and fronted several hundred hours of television, starting with the Granada children’s weekly programme Zoo Time from 1956. It was broadcast from a special...

Switching networks, pasting wallet addresses, and confirming multiple approvals add unnecessary friction that gradually erodes user confidence and patience.Instant crypto swaps offer a cleaner alternative, compressing tedious transactions into a single, fast process. Within modern wallets, they have evolved from handy tools into core infrastructure, reshaping how users experience digital...

As South Africa navigates ongoing energy constraints and rising electricity costs, attention is increasingly turning to a less visible but significant contributor to electricity demand – residential water heating. “Electric geysers are the largest energy loads on residential developments, accounting for up to 40% of all electricity consumption,” says Matthew Whalley, Managing Director of...

Morris pursued dual passions of zoology and surrealist art, presenting BBC documentaries and hosting exhibitions

The zoologist Desmond Morris, perhaps best known for his book the Naked Ape and his work on the ITV programme Zoo Time, has died aged 98.

Morris’s son Jason paid tribute to him after his death on Sunday, praising his many professional achievements as well as his role as a father...

Study shows signature changes more pronounced in people with genetic risk, raising hopes for new therapies

Changes to microbes that live in the gut can identify people at greater risk of Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms develop, according to work that also raises hopes for new therapies.

Researchers discovered signature changes in the gut microbiome that are more pronounced in people...

Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite

Traces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon that were artificially exposed to the drug and its main breakdown...

Vox, a well-established retail ISP, is expanding its services to the wholesale market through aggregation.

The move by NTT Data comes as hyperscalers expand their Johannesburg footprints to serve cloud and AI workloads.

Whether the tech billionaire will attend the interview requested by Paris prosecutors remains to be seen.

Scientists at Wits University have designed South Africa’s first app to warn residents of pollution levels.

Whether Anthropic’s new Mythos model lives up to the hype or not, South Africa is not prepared for what’s coming.

Audit-driven security and fragmented tooling are leaving South African organisations exposed, cybersecurity experts warn.

admyt today announced that Discovery Bank cardholders will receive an automatic parking refund in Ðiscovery Miles every time they park with admyt and shop in-store. The benefit is now available across admyt’s network of more than 80 malls nationwide. Building on a successful festive-season activation, this first-for-South-Africa collaboration is now an ongoing benefit. It is […]

Today marks a pivotal moment for South African business within the hospitality sector with the announcement of a R750 million investment to develop the new Waterfall City Conference Centre and Hotel. The development is a strategic collaboration between Attacq Limited and Rabie Property Group. “Century City has shown what is possible when conferencing and hospitality […]

South Africa’s labour market tells two conflicting stories at once. In one, millions are locked out of work. In the other, businesses are starved of digital skills. The gap between them is where the country is losing its future. From our vantage point working with businesses across South Africa, this mismatch is not abstract. It […]

Mobile operators trail traditional ISPs in Opensignal’s latest comparison – though the report’s scope is limited.

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.