Bolt launches ‘women-only’ taxi service
Given the reported number of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in South Africa, Bolt has launched a women-only service that enables female passengers to request rides...
Category : Tech
More time online, less education, a problem for SA’s teens
Safer Internet Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Tuesday, February 9th, with the theme of bringing various stakeholders ‘Together For A Better Internet’....
Meet the woman who is using radio for upliftment in extreme rural areas of Africa
Ahead of World Radio Day which is commemorated on the 13th of February, Chief Executive of Lifeline Energy, Kristine Pearson is making sure that children...
New app helps save lives
After witnessing an individual bleeding on the Durban beachfront, Blessing Nzuza was prompted to develop a potentially life-saving mobile app. “The incident got me thinking...
Unisa initiative to equip school-children and parents about cyberspace
The Internet is a vast source of information, some good and some of it can be bad for children who often surf the net in...
EU approves sales of the world’s first battery-powered artificial heart
In an effort to give patients with end-stage biventricular heart failure an alternative to hospital stays, Carmat has introduced a battery-powered artificial heart. The sale...
Three popular home devices used in Covid-19 treatment
Technology is playing its role during the Covid-19 lockdown, with medical devices finding their way into people’s homes. For better control of the spread of...
Four mental health apps to help with your wellbeing
COVID-19 has severely impacted the amount of social interaction that has occurred between individuals, which has also included severe limitations on the physical interactions between...
Edu-Supply aims to save parents from stationery shopping blues
It’s that time of the year where parents are running around, buying uniforms and stationery for their children. In an effort to help parents and...
Africa Teen Geeks launches free coding and robotics holiday programme for kids
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the national Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa earlier last year, the need for new ways of teaching and learning...