Self-healing metal? It’s not just the stuff of science fiction
In the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”, a malevolent time-travelling and shape-shifting android called T-1000 that was made of liquid metal demonstrated a...
Substandard service is now the norm – and we’re willingly accepting...
OPINION: Apathy has permeated every aspect of our lives in South Africa, to the point where we willingly accept substandard service from businesses and...
Webb telescope captures tantalising evidence for mysterious ‘dark stars’
Scientists for the past 15 years have been looking for evidence of a type of star only hypothesised but never observed - one powered...
How Oppenheimer weighed the odds of an atomic bomb test ending...
In a chilling, existential, bizarrely comic moment, the new movie “Oppenheimer” revives an old question: Did Manhattan Project scientists think there was even a...
Resolving Putin conundrum paves way for BRICS reset on key issues
OPINION: South Africa’s ability to host major international events is undisputed. In line with this reputation, President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident the upcoming BRICS...
Truck drivers bear brunt of anarchy on SA roads
OPINION: Everyone in the southern African region, not least of all truck drivers, will suffer because the attack on trucks is an attack on...
Russian freeze on grain deal is bad news for poor in...
OPINION: Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative this week, a deal it signed with Ukraine in July 2022 to allow for...
Get ready to face El Nino
While residents in Kimberley faced a very cold week, countries around the world from China to the United States and in Africa are battling...
Confidence in economy at record low
Confidence in South Africa’s economy has sunk to a record low of 27% as residents in the Northern Cape and the rest of the...
The system remains rotten
CARPING POINT: The system is still rotten today. But who is expected to step up and stop it? Us? The politicians certainly can’t, writes...
