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University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers studying ten South African technology startups in under-resourced communities find that successful entrepreneurs build trust within communities before introducing digital solutions, rather than simply disrupting them. The study, by Badri Zolfaghari, Mikael Samuelsson and Susanne Nilsson, shows ventures bridging informal networks and formal institutions, such as banks and universities, to expand financial inclusion, education and services in informal settlements.
UCT geologists identify stressed fault under Karoo basinUCT earth scientists have identified a previously unknown, critically stressed geological fault beneath the Karoo basin, running west-northwest to east-southeast at depths of 2 km to 12 km. The finding, published in Seismological Research Letters and based on an earthquake swarm near Leeu Gamka since 2007, suggests the fault should be monitored before any future shale gas exploration.
UCT-linked academics honouredNational Research Foundation board member Professor Glenda Gray, a UCT Council member, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society in London, recognised for her HIV prevention and COVID-19 vaccine research. UCT Emeritus Professor Ari Sitas separately received the South African Sociological Association's Lifetime Award.
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This week we profile Dr Jonathan Atkinson, MD of Solidaridad Southern Africa, an international civil society organisation operating in more than 40 countries on five continents that works with...
Earth scientists at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Department of Geological Sciences have identified a hitherto unknown geological fault underneath the Karoo basin. This fault extends across...
MyCiTi’s first electric bus (e-bus) has arrived in Cape Town, where it will now be put to the test on the city’s most demanding public transport routes. The vehicle is a 12-m Volvo BZRLE...
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson Dr David Masondo on June 24 visited HyPlat, a Cape Town-based subsidiary of emerging South African hydrogen technology company Bambili Energy....
Early-stage companies investment firm Stocks & Strauss has reached final close of the R400-million University Technology Fund (UTF) II. The close raises the total capital across its...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the tenth anniversary of the country’s Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). This is a joint endeavour between UCT, the...
Hydraulics, pneumatics and automation group Bosch Rexroth South Africa took customers on a tour of its production facility in Witfontein, Gauteng, on June 19, as it celebrated its sixtieth...
The growing fragmentation of the global trading system, intensifying geopolitical conflicts and mounting pressure for global trade reforms have reignited debates about the future of multilateralism...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Thursday that it is to launch a competition for the design of a new facility to honour democratic South Africa’s primary founding father, and first...
In this article, independent power producer SOLA Group assets MD Katherine Persson writes that South African businesses are looking for more predictable energy costs, that wheeling and virtual...
An improved post-initial set applied colloidal silica – a liquid densifier that strengthens concrete from within – distributed by concrete protection supplier SprayLock Africa is strengthening the...
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account for up to 90% of the electricity consumed across the...
A rapidly shifting global trade landscape, marked by geopolitical tensions, weakening multilateralism and growing protectionism, is forcing countries such as South Africa to rethink their economic...
This week we profile Ian Burger, MD: Technical at SOLA Group, a company that develops, designs, constructs, operates and manages solar PV and battery energy storage facilities, primarily via...
The National Research Foundation (NRF) congratulates Board Member and Research Chair Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, along with Research Chairs Prof Priscilla Baker and Prof Keertan Dheda, on being...
In this opinion article written jointly by Harald Winkler and Andrew Marquard, the case is made for Equitable Fossil Fuel Transitions, whereby equity and justice are structurally integrated into...
Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have developed a curated multilingual dataset, MzansiText, covering the 11 official written languages, as well as a language model, called MzansiLM,...
The conditions under which the world's rarest and most valuable gem-quality diamonds – referred to as Cullinan-like, large, inclusion-poor, pure, irregular and resorbed (CLIPPIR) – form have...
TSX-V-listed Tsodilo Resources has announced a collaborative research initiative with the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Geological Sciences to support its critical minerals and rare...
Urine beneficiation startup PeeCycling is advancing a decentralised fertiliser production model that recovers nutrients and water from human urine, offering a climate-resilient solution for...
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