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AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

ICT

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Agriculture

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Education

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Dr Brent Abrahams, Issued by Stone 25 Jan 2024

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Property

Revitalising commercial real estate through sustainable solutions and innovative energy management

11 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: Unpacking Africa’s emboldened agenda

Charles Douglas 29 Nov 2023

CDA Solutions prioritises youth employment in financial services

Finance

CDA Solutions prioritises youth employment in financial services

Issued by Motsepe Advertising 15 Jun 2023

Finance

Hike in false card declines a red flag

25 May 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Logistics & Transport

Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2022: Logistics & Transport

12 Dec 2022

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

ESG & Sustainability

Earthshot Prize: 5 winners that will help solve major environmental problems

Mark Maslin 7 Dec 2022

Finance

Binance launches new global advisory board

26 Sep 2022

Source: © firmbee.com Creative thinking, technology and people are the next big thing in business and together they are set to shape success

Marketing & Media

Creativity: the driving force of modern business

Mandisa-Ntloko Petersen 26 Sep 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Energy & Mining

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Agriculture

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Alastair Smith 28 Sep 2021

These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

Energy & Mining

These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity

Kerry Rippy 30 Aug 2021

Electricity is vital for improving the quality of life of many in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: USAID_images/Flickr

Energy & Mining

Banning fossil fuels in sub-Saharan Africa could slow the transition to renewable energy

Samuel Ayokunle Olówósejéjé 16 Jul 2021

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

ESG & Sustainability

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Xia Zhu 1 Mar 2021

The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that cannot be seen

ESG & Sustainability

The war against plastic is distracting us from pollution that cannot be seen

Thomas Stanton, Matthew Johnson and Paul Kay 27 Oct 2020

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Retail

'Plastic-free' fashion is not as clean or green as it seems

Thomas Stanton and Kieran Phelan 22 Oct 2020

Scientists around Africa are working at the cutting edge of research and their work is relevant beyond the continent. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Quality research in Africa matters more than ever - for the whole world

Thomas Kariuki & Elizabeth Marincola 16 Oct 2020

The hydropower potential at the Grand Inga site on the Congo River, the largest remaining untapped hydropower potential in the world.

Energy & Mining

Why wind and solar would offer the DRC and South Africa better energy deals than Inga 3

Grace C Wu & Ranjit Deshmukh 24 Jul 2020

CUT assists government with Covid-19 medical needs

Education

CUT assists government with Covid-19 medical needs

2 Apr 2020

How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters

ESG & Sustainability

How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters

Jaime Leigh Johnson and Jacqueline L Raw 26 Feb 2020

Commonly used antibiotics are no longer working. solarseven/ Shutterstock

Healthcare

Antibiotic resistance: new discovery could change the future of treatment

David Moyes & Victoria Carr 25 Feb 2020

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Retail

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Mark Liu 14 Feb 2020

Cloud-based Asset Control Solution drives efficiencies and reduces costs

ICT

Cloud-based Asset Control Solution drives efficiencies and reduces costs

Issued by Bidvest Mobility 10 Dec 2019

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

ESG & Sustainability

The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet

Raynold Wonder Alorse 9 Dec 2019

Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions

Construction & Engineering

Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions

Yixia (Sarah) Zhang, Khin Soe, and Yingying Guo 20 Nov 2019

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Healthcare

Advances in anti-ageing research: how chemistry could hold the key to better health

Lizzy Ostler 6 Nov 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Agriculture

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Black plastic can't be recycled - but we've just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy

ESG & Sustainability

Black plastic can't be recycled - but we've just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy

Alvin Orbaek White 18 Jun 2019

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Energy & Mining

From medicine to nanotechnology: how gold quietly shapes our world

Werner van Zyl 3 Apr 2019

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

ESG & Sustainability

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

Yalin Li 20 Mar 2019

An aid worker collects health and nutrition data in northeastern Kenya. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Why fixing Africa's data gaps will lead to better health policies

27 Feb 2019

Climate change: obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change: obsession with plastic pollution distracts attention from bigger environmental challenges

Rick Stafford and Peter JS Jones 26 Feb 2019

Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup. Shutterstock

Healthcare

Why African countries need to give genomic research a major boost

Lamech Mwapagha 30 Jan 2019

What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices

Retail

What's your beef? How 'carbon labels' can steer us towards environmentally friendly food choices

Adrian R. Camilleri, Dalia Patino-Echeverri and Ri 20 Dec 2018

Economic Commission for Africa’s Oliver Chinganya.

Marketing & Media

The power of data can transform the world

26 Oct 2018

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Agriculture

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Frédéric Baudron 9 Oct 2018

Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

ESG & Sustainability

Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

Richard Gross 17 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

ESG & Sustainability

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

ESG & Sustainability

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Energy & Mining

Could the discovery of a protein's secret function help boost solar tech?

Michal Gwizdala and Tjaart Krüger 29 Jun 2018

A jumble of steel scrap. Daniel Cooper,

Construction & Engineering

How recycling more steel, aluminum could slash imports without a trade war

Daniel Cooper 19 Jun 2018

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

ESG & Sustainability

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Josh Lepawsky 16 May 2018