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Duncan Alfreds

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Bring women farmers to the food security table
AGRICULTURE

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

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
4 min read
An artist’s impression of the supersoft X-ray binary system, ASASSN-16oh, with a small white dwarf star (left) accreting hot gas from its Sun-like companion (right), through an accretion disk. (M Weiss/Nasa)
DUNCAN ALFREDS

Telescope confirms new evidence of white dwarf cannibalising its companion star

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
2 min read
The report advises that South Africa establish guidelines that address the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic work. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF

Science body pushes for better human genetics ethics guidelines

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
3 min read
Social media posts showed police on the scene in Gardens to deal with a handful of protesters.
CAPE TOWN

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

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
1 min read
(Gallo Images)
DUNCAN ALFREDS

Attacker shot dead after fatal stabbing attack at Malmesbury mosque

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
2 min read
Apple, Dell and Nvidia have supply chains in China and rely on components manufactured.
DUNCAN ALFREDS

SA smartphones hammered as sales decline after festive season

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
2 min read
Cell C already has a roaming agreement with Vodacom and it said the MTN deal will have no impact on its agreement with Vodacom.
CELL C

Cell C aims for big customer growth with MTN deal

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
2 min read
The gold-mining industry caved and reached a settlement in a 12-year case brought by claimants over hazardous work conditions that cause silicosis and silico-tuberculosis.
ASSOCIATION OF MINE AND CONSTRUCTION

Four mineworkers confirmed dead at Sibanye-Stillwater

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
1 min read
The City’s workers convey waste to removal trucks
CAPE TOWN

Battle looms over Cape Town green waste tender

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
4 min read
Your guide to investing where your heart urges you to
HLAUDI MOTSOENENG

Zuma accepts resignation of third SABC board member

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
1 min read
MTN

MTN chief wants probe into ‘freeloading’ WhatsApp

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
3 min read
Earlier on Wednesday, the Right to Know campaign, which also made a submission, said data in South Africa is among the most expensive in the world. (Reuters)
WIFI

AlwaysOn launches Wi-Fi calling in SA

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

  • Duncan Alfreds
1 min read