Alan Winde impresses at Net Prophet 2013

[Sindy Peters] Western Cape Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Alan Winde impressed yesterday, 23 May 2013, at the Net Prophet conference with news of exciting tech innovations for the province. Winde's announcement of the Bandwidth Barn ICT business incubator model being spread throughout the rest of Africa was met with resounding applause from attendees at the Artscape. 24 May 2013 19:00

EkoStyl on KykNet provides tips to a greener lifestyle

In a *recent study it was found that 83% of people in the US are looking to renovate their homes on the basis of improving the look, feel, flow and layout. This is no surprise as, locally, consumers seem to be doing exactly the same thing. The question remains - are consumers going back to grass-roots level and implementing changes to make their homes eco-friendly through inspirational renovation using age-old "green" ideas combined with modern technology? 22 May 2013 05:55

Tusker research goes social

[Janine Erasmus] Conservation-minded folk can participate in the Amarula Elephant Research Programme (AERP) through a new Facebook app that allows them to track their favourite jumbo, learn more about its habits, and share its movements with others, thereby raising awareness of the importance of protecting the magnificent beasts. 21 May 2013 08:51

Construction of MeerKat kicks off - Hanekom

CAPE TOWN: The construction of the 64-dish MeerKat satellite dishes - a precursor of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project - has commenced, the Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom said on Thursday, 16 May 2013. 21 May 2013 08:48

BMW donates educational display cars

Five science centres in different provinces have each been donated a BMW 3 Series educational display car by BMW South Africa. Each centre is supported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The donation is aimed at stimulating learning in maths, science, engineering and technology. 20 May 2013 15:51