by Dianne Bayley | May 12, 2022 | Innovation
Big data is the currency that now runs the world, notes Gary Allemann, Managing Director at Master Data Management. But the applications of this incredible tool go far beyond business.When the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the globe, big data was there to help...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 5, 2022 | Innovation
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) urges people to support South Africa’s scientific community, following reports that leading scientists and researchers have come under attack from members of the public. With over 5-million deaths due Covid-19 globally,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 1, 2021 | Sustainability
South Africa is a country with significant socio-economic development challenges. The majority of South Africans have limited or non-existent access to basic infrastructure, services, education, primary health care, housing and socio-economic opportunities. The urban...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Sustainability
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations forecasts that the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 and that global food production will need to grow by 70% to feed that number of people, writes Tony Esmeraldo, Business Director at Corteva...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 26, 2016 | Features
If we were to speculate what motivated Siya Xuza, wunderkind, inventor of a new rocket fuel, Harvard alum and one of South Africa’s innovation leaders, what would the conclusions be? Did he yearn after a career in science? Was he aiming to lift his family out of...
