Duncan Alfreds

Content Producer, News24 and Tech News Writer, Fin24.com

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SA will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 or face crisis — WWF report

Article Duncan Alfreds - 20 Feb 2019

South Africa faces an impending food security crisis if there isn't urgent action to correct unsustainable practices

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Telescope confirms new evidence of white dwarf cannibalising its companion star

Article Duncan Alfreds - 4 Dec 2018

The find has led astronomers to change their view on how massive radiation bursts occur on white dwarf stars

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Science body pushes for better human genetics ethics guidelines

Article Duncan Alfreds - 4 Dec 2018

Forensic science was critical in convicting axe murderer Henri van Breda who killed his father, mother and brother in their upmarket home

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Activists build shack outside Zille’s official residence in ‘honour’ of Mandela Day

Article Duncan Alfreds - 18 Jul 2018

The protest forms part of the campaign for decent housing in the Western Cape

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Attacker shot dead after fatal stabbing attack at Malmesbury mosque

Article Duncan Alfreds - 14 Jun 2018

Two people have been killed and several wounded in a stabbing attack at a mosque in Malmesbury in the early hours of Thursday morning

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SA smartphones hammered as sales decline after festive season

Article Duncan Alfreds - 11 Jun 2018

South African mobile operators have shown resilience amid lower smartphone sales data

Cell C aims for big customer growth with MTN deal

Article Duncan Alfreds - 31 May 2018

Mobile operator Cell C is aiming to give its customers a network speed boost with an MTN roaming agreement deal

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Four mineworkers confirmed dead at Sibanye-Stillwater

Article Duncan Alfreds - 4 May 2018

Mine operations stop as rescuers race to find survivors at Sibanye-Stillwater mine

Battle looms over Cape Town green waste tender

Article Duncan Alfreds - 31 Jan 2018

Reliance Compost, which managed some of the city's green waste drop-off points for 15 years, said sites would be closed because an unrewarded tender

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Zuma accepts resignation of third SABC board member

Article Duncan Alfreds - 21 Oct 2016

In a brief media statement, the presidency acknowledged the resignation of the third member of the current board.

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MTN chief wants probe into ‘freeloading’ WhatsApp

Article Duncan Alfreds - 13 Oct 2015

Free messaging operators like Whatsapp should be forced to pay towards cellphone infrastructure, says MTN's boss, who is calling for an Icasa probe.

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AlwaysOn launches Wi-Fi calling in SA

Article Duncan Alfreds - 4 Jun 2015

South Africa's mobile industry is set for a shake-up as a local WiFi calling platform launches.

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Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs

Special Reports

Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria to reopen on Heritage Day

special reports - 22 Sep 2020

The new, drive-through sculpture exhibition brings to four the number of exhibitions of iconic African and South African art

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working