Cheaper smartphones and data are needed to unlock e-commerce’s potential to spur economic growth, says Frederik Zietsman.

Cause of oxygen fluctuations that drove explosion of weird and wonderful inhabitants 500m years ago linked to changes in Earth’s orbit

Just over 500m years ago life on Earth got souped-up, going from simple single-celled organisms to sophisticated multicellular lifeforms. The Cambrian explosion produced an array of weird and wonderful new inhabitants, such as the five-eyed opabinia and the...

Customer intelligence advertising allows for relevant, consent-based campaigns using owned digital touchpoints instead of third-party cookies.

Lead singers in bands fare better than solo artists, but fame – rather than lifestyle or job itself – seems to be major factor

For those who hanker for the limelight, be careful what you wish for: shooting to stardom as a lead singer really does raise the risk of an early death, researchers say.

Their analysis of singers from Europe and the US found that those who rose to fame died on average...

Astrophysicist Prof Tomonori Totani says research could be crucial breakthrough in search for elusive substance

Nearly a century ago, scientists proposed that a mysterious invisible substance they named dark matter clumped around galaxies and formed a cosmic web across the universe.

What dark matter is made from, and whether it is even real, are still open questions, but according to a study,...

Eight out of 10 prepaid handsets in South Africa are sold through Pepkor – and that number is rising.

Pepkor has received regulatory approval to establish a banking presence as it expands beyond retail.

The International Association for Cryptologic Research – created to study secure communication – said it was an “honest human mistake.”

The DBSA-backed Charge project plans to bring reliable renewable EV charging to the N3 corridor.

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history

That number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took...

But critics say the regulator’s new measures need to be the law rather than guidelines to make the internet safer for women and girls.

Canva has opened a regional office in Johannesburg as part of a wider Africa growth strategy.

The infection is responsible for 800,000 newborn deaths each year, but clinics in eight countries are working together to find new treatments

Just a few minutes from the turquoise waters of Kenya’s Kilifi Creek, a world away from the tourists enjoying their time on the estuary, a team of clinicians, technicians and microbiologists is helping to shape a new era of care for newborns.

NeoSep1 is a...

High-temperature allergy care technology removes dust mites and allergens, supporting easier breathing for sensitive households.

Higher festive season sales off a low cost base are expected to catapult the group into full-year profitability.

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83

Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.

The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural...

A partnership with Corsano Health will see wearable data being used to monitor patients on a continuous basis.