The use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture remains contentious, especially in Europe. According to surveys, many people fear that these could have negative effects for human health and ...

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has doubled down on its defence of Census 2022, saying its figures are credible and rejecting calls from the academic and scientific world for a recount. Stats SA ...

If the census figures are correct, Cape Town (with 4,772,846 people) stood just behind Johannesburg’s total of 4,803,262 in early 2022. But it is reportedly growing at double Johannesburg’s rate, ...

A new study from the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom has confirmed that the April 2022 floods were likely the most catastrophic natural disaster ...

Since the advent of load shedding 15 years ago, South Africa experienced its worst year of power supply last year, with the number of power outage hours soaring 300% compared to 2021, crippling the ...

South African tech startups saw a decline in investment in 2022. According to the 2022 African TechStartups Funding Report by Disrupt Africa, South Africa saw a year-on-year (YoY) decline in both the ...

South Korean tech giant Samsung remained the world’s top-selling smartphone brand in 2022, the International Data Corporation’s (IDC’s) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows. The smartphone ...

Data and market measurement firm Nielsen has revealed the most-streamed shows of 2022 in the US. The company’s research showed that Americans consumed roughly 19.4 million years’ worth of content in ...

Johannesburg – By now it’s a well-known fact that South African vehicle sales defied the economic odds in 2022, with the overall market growing by 13.2% versus 2021. But which were the most popular ...

The 2022 matric results have been approved by the quality assurance body Umalusi, taking the results one step closer to being released. During a media briefing on Monday, January 16, the chairperson ...

Online retail in South Africa passed the R50 billion milestone in 2022, driven by an ongoing boom in demand for home deliveries, according to new research findings released today. “Online Retail in ...

Cyril Ramaphosa has secured his second term as president of the ANC with a significant victory over challenger Zweli Mkhize. Despite a late surge by Mkhize in the days leading up to the vote, held at ...