Desperate times call for desperate measures, but do petrol-saving hacks work?
There are many tactics that motorists employ that they believe could help them save money and ensure more kilometres out of a litre of...
Upside surprise growth in GDP in quarter gives economists hope
South Africa’s economy now stands a good chance of rising above the sub-2% forecast in 2022 after gross domestic product swung back to growth...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under US federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing...
BP doubles down on hydrogen as fuel of the future
BP chief executive Bernard Looney is betting on hydrogen to power future low-carbon businesses as the governments of major economies stump up cash to...
Remembering Nelson Mandela, nine years after his death
FORMER ANC president and South Africa’s first black democratically elected president Nelson Mandela died on this day nine years ago at the age of...
Political turmoil in SA rocks currency and equity bonds
The latest political saga, with the news on Wednesday after the close of financial markets that a Section 89 panel found that President Cyril...
Human-made stars and electricity generation
Nuclear fusion technology is also much cleaner than burning fossil fuels that produce greenhouse gases. THE probability seems very high that one of our...
SA coins will undergo some major changes in 2023
South Africans can look forward to six new coin designs in the new year.
Consumers get burnt as price of French fries soars
This staple food is selling at R30 per kilogram, a whopping 88% more than a year ago, writes Georg Southey.By Georg SoutheyIF YOU bought...
Teen brains aged faster than normal from pandemic stress, study says
The stress of pandemic lockdowns prematurely aged the brains of teenagers by at least three years and in ways similar to changes observed in...
