• Island ties

    Island ties

    South Africa and Mauritius are becoming better connected with the successful installation of a new submarine fibre cable. Africa Business Communities reports that pan-African tech group Liquid Intelligent Technologies has… Read more

    Closed circle

    Closed circle

    About 60 000 tons a year of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle waste will be taken out of circulation with the construction of a new recycling plant in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa…. Read more

    Group project

    Group project

    A collaborative initiative aims to address water-related challenges in Southern Africa. WaterNet, a regional network of university departments and research institutes specialising in water, has signed an MoU with South… Read more

    Eyes on the sky

    Eyes on the sky

    The world’s second-largest satellite and space debris tracking station is being built in Egypt. Rasha Ghoneim, the head of the Space Research Laboratory at the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy… Read more

    Clever thinking

    Clever thinking

    Ethical, innovative use of AI will be spurred on with the formation of the South African Artificial Intelligence Association. The new industry body – made up of AI practitioners from… Read more