Sangari Education has been appointed as a distributor for Veative’s educational virtual reality (VR) solutions. Veative is a VR-focused education company that creates VR curriculums, and creates practical virtual reality solution for schools. Its STEM library now covers over 500 modules. Their solutions combine immersive and interactive education modules with plug-and-play virtual-reality headsets and controllers. […]
The global power sector is undergoing a complex structural transition away from a model of regulated, monopolistic, centralised and coal-based electricity supply. To fully understand the impact and opportunities of this power sector transition for South Africa and what the employment implications of future scenarios could be, standardised employment metrics and methodologies should be used […]
The BRICS Energy and Green Economy Working Group, together with the South African National Energy Association (SANEA), will host an Energy Event at the offices of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), 19 Fredman Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg on 24 July 2018. The event is aimed at bringing together energy experts, energy companies, investors, government officials, NGOs […]
Undoubtedly, the world faces serious challenges in recent times concerning future energy sustainability and security. In order to transform the “dangerous” path of the energy and environmental conditions thus far, it is widely accepted that the most crucial role is to be played by accumulation of knowledge that can be converted into technological progress and […]
A keynote presentation by Chris Yelland, managing director and investigative editor at EE Publishers, at the workshop on Air Quality, Emissions and the Low Carbon Economy hosted by the Fossil Fuel Foundation (FFF) in Johannesburg on 30 May 2018. On 16 May 2018, I made a keynote presentation at the annual conference of the National […]
The ability to respond to the impacts of global change on vulnerable populations and assets hinges on the availability of accurate and current information. Through the South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas, SAEON aims to make the research into characterising and understanding global change accessible and usable to policy and decision makers on a local […]
Last year, research by Accenture and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) posited that artificial intelligence (AI) had the potential to double the growth rate of the South African economy and boost rates of profitability by an average of 38% by 2035. This is great news for South African businesses of course, but an […]
The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, participated in a ceremony to send off South Africa’s second nanosatellite to India, where it will be launched on 18 July 2018. ZACUBE-2 will provide remote sensing and communication services to South Africa and the region. The 4 kg satellite was developed by the French South African […]
The BIM Institute is issuing its first two South African BIM competitions for architects, designers and students for proposals on the design of healthier living. The two competitions are designed to seek individuals and medium-sized architect firms in South Africa to work closer with client developers wanting to explore BIM capabilities on their projects. The […]
Electricity supply in Africa has consistently been provided by state-owned electricity enterprises for over a hundred years. Electricity distribution is usually undertaken by large vertically-integrated government-controlled utilities, except in very few cases. This article provides an analysis of global experiences in the privatisation of electricity distribution and considerations for its application in an African context. There is […]
