“Brilliant, creative, unpredictable, sometimes difficult, humorous, an indefatigable field archaeologist.” That’s how the late Professor Phillip Tobias once described his fellow archaeologist Professor Revil John Mason, who passed away in Johannesburg on 23 August 2020.…
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One area in cryptocurrencies attracting huge attention is DeFi or decentralised finance. This refers to financial services using smart contracts, which are automated enforceable agreements that don’t need intermediaries like a bank or lawyer and…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday, reversing overnight losses, as investors shifted to risk assets and…
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The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be prepared for cyber attacks, following almost a week of daily attacks on the New Zealand stock exchange (NZX).…
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Mass protests in Belarus continue to contest the result of the country’s recent election, which gave a landslide victory to longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko. It is not the first time in his six terms as…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas 2/2 By Jessica Resnick-Ault, Dmitry Zhdannikov and David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil and gas…
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The BBC has been heavily trailing four-part JK Rowling adaptation Strike: Lethal White. The crime drama, which follows private detectives Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, is the fourth instalment in Rowling’s Robert Galbraith series. It…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices nudged up on…
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It’s another hot and sweaty summer day, and you see an ad for a sports T-shirt claiming it is made out of a material that will instantly make your skin feel cool. Intriguing, but does…
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Informal urban water markets – as opposed to piped water – have long supported many of Kenya’s urban areas. Those that use them are either unserved, or inadequately served, by public utilities. A large number…
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