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...

The brand’s new European 300-mile urban EV hatchback has great interior space and driving smarts, but a lot of competition.

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...

Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor) and TVS Motor Company Ltd. (TVS Motor) have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to advance the development and commercialization of innovative Electric Three-Wheeler (E3W) solutions designed specifically to address India’s last-mile mobility needs.

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

The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.

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

The panel will also be used to support the needs of the National Traffic Information System, says the Road Traffic Management Corporation.

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

The Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 have the best active noise cancellation on the market, and they very rarely get cheaper.

Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey have different visions for how to use AI for management purposes, but both imagine a system of heightened control.

A total of 41 new research chairs will boost SA’s national system of innovation, amid signs of regression in the ecosystem.

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

Solid8 Technologies and partner Anomali will present at the ITWeb Security Summit 2026 and tackle burning questions for business leaders.

Fixed wireless access gains traction alongside fibre, driven by rising data use and demand for faster network rollout, says Opensignal.

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