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Less than 10% of Congo’s mineral-rich land has been fully explored, officials say

Russian media has named the victim as Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old lab worker in Siberia

Bangladesh is considering carrying out clinical trials of a vaccine against dengue fever after thousands of patients have been hospitalised with the disease and hundreds have died, a minister said on Tuesday.

Uber Eats has created R1.6bn in value for South African restaurants over 10 years

Google has contracted for 3,590 megawatts of power from Constellation Energy in the US’s largest power grid, with new nuclear energy accounting for about a quarter of that supply, the companies said on Tuesday.

Fraudulent SIM registration leaves investigators chasing ‘ghost names’

Ballistic steel, composite materials and thick glass fortify the bakkie

Direct marketers face new rules as government steps up fight against spam

But experts urge Competition Commission to prove market harm before imposing rules

Project to discover medicines designed to eliminate proteins that have been difficult to target

Recognition for developing optogenetics, which uses light to control nerve cells in the brain

Its government cites privacy fears over AI-enabled recording in public spaces

Can South Africa build a dependable, competitive industrial system? It’s not about preserving the status quo, writes Zanele Salman

AI and other technologies are lubricating supply chains, boosting cyber security and streamlining global compliance, writes Nompilo Mtshali