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Low-energy LED wins Nobel prize for physics
The arrival of such lamps changes the way places are lit, offering longer-lasting and more efficient alternatives to 19th-century incandescent bulbs.
Inequalities and imbalances put globalisation at risk
The World Economic Forum has warned anger with inequality -- evident from the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring -- risks setting back globalisation.
Loosely: In the sky is a diamond planet
Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.
Big Pharma’s global guinea pigs
The clinical trials business has gone global as drugmakers seek cheaper venues for studies and cast their net for pools of "treatment-naive" patients.
The cost of a malaria-free world
A US-Italian scientist is tantalisingly close to delivering the world's first malaria vaccine.
Fast machines, genes and the future of medicine
Francis Collins, who helped map the human genome, did not get around to having his own genes analysed until last summer. And he was surprised.
Zuma: Reserve Bank mandate needs debate
President Jacob Zuma said on Friday the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank needs debate.
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Lockdown set to move to level three countrywide from June 1
President Cyril Ramaphosa notes that the behaviour of citizens during level 3 will determine the fate of the nation
Watch it again: Ramaphosa on risk-adjusted Covid-19 strategy
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to address his fellow South Africans on developments in the risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of the coronavirus
Engineering slips out of gear at varsity
Walter Sisulu University wants to reprioritise R178-million that it stands to give back to treasury after failing to spend it
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Covid-19 and Frontline Workers
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PPS webinar Part 2: Small business, big risk
The risks that businesses face and how they can be dealt with are something all business owners should be well acquainted with
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Call for applications for the position of GCRO executive director
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory is seeking to appoint a high-calibre researcher and manager to be the executive director and to lead it
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DriveRisk stays safe with high-tech thermal camera solution
Itec Evolve installed the screening device within a few days to help the driver behaviour company become compliant with health and safety regulations
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Senwes launches Agri Value Chain Food Umbrella
South African farmers can now help to feed the needy by donating part of their bumper maize crop to delivery number 418668
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Ethics and internal financial controls add value to the public sector
National treasury is rolling out accounting technician training programmes to upskill those who work in its finance units in public sector accounting principles
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Lessons from South Korea for Africa’s development
'Leaders can push people through, through their vision and inspiration, based on their exemplary actions'
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Old Mutual announces digital AGM
An ambitious plan to create Africa’s biggest digital classroom is intended to address one of the continent’s biggest challenges — access to education
