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Narrative frames are fundamental to unifying ideologies. They frame what is possible and impossible, which ideas can be accepted and…

Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and the pay-out for a successful breach is growing as data becomes more and…

South Africa is a beautiful country with diverse cultures, wildlife, and some breathtaking landscapes. However beautiful, South Africa is today…

Crypto assets have revolutionised the FinTech market due to the cryptography technology of blockchain. Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream and…

The 2019 Future of Payments in South Africa report by Deloitte and Mastercard stated that “although 80% of South Africans…

Charging taxes on profits made from trading or investing in cryptocurrencies has become a trend. It came into full force…

Reading like Shakespeare’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’, a recent Labour Court judgment wades through muddied water to reiterate the crystal-clear…

How often do brands find a balance between the obvious benefits of personalisation and customer’s privacy concerns? The most effective…

Telecommunications requires significant capital outlay to build networks, that also need to be managed and maintained. Telcos in South Africa,…

The modern world is very much numerate, William G Gray asserted in the book, Qabalistic Concepts. Gray writes that ‘our…

It may seem strange to look to the discipline of quantum physics for lessons that will help to create future-fit…

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now…

Twitter reports that fewer than 5% of accounts are fakes or spammers, commonly referred to as “bots.” Since his offer…

As a physicist, I am trained to look for patterns in data. For example, the motion of the tiniest particles…

Traditional computer programming has a steep learning curve that requires learning a programming language, for example C/C++, Java or Python,…

Anyone who uses banking and financial services, social media, mobile apps or has retail accounts has shared their personal information…

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are seen by many as a new form of money. Others query whether these alternative assets…

Recent decades have seen remarkable growth in astronomy on the African continent. Africa enjoys pristine dark skies and vast radio…

Facebook Inc, now called Meta, announced its dating application, Facebook Dating, in May 2018. There was real excitement, with people…

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin were meant to be used as digital cash. Instead, they’ve become popular as speculative investments. As well…

When the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press, many…

At first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to make money off its foray…

China has had the world’s fastest growing economy since the 1980s. A key driver of this extraordinary growth has been…

Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest rate of unplanned pregnancies. Almost half (46%) of these unintended pregnancies among adolescents…

Currently, global production of low-carbon hydrogen is minimal, its cost is not yet competitive, and its use in promising sectors…