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TechnologySolar traffic lights for JohannesburgSubmitted by Lana on Fri, 22/07/2011 - 15:32The 2007-2008 “rolling blackouts” left South Africans living in such a fear of power cuts. Even the subsequent rolling exuberant electricity price hikes did not meet with much grumbling. As an unwelcome reminder of those dark days, many parts of Johannesburg recently suffered power failures. Though of shot duration, the cuts killed many robots (local speak for traffic lights) and caused sporadic traffic chaos. ... more Article Image:
 South African scientists discover planetary systemSubmitted by Lana on Tue, 21/06/2011 - 12:56In mid-June 2011, media reported that South African astronomers have found evidence for the existence of two giant planets orbiting a binary star system. The South African Astronomical Observatory said that the discovery by Stephen Potter, Encarni Romero-Colmenero and their collaborators, if confirmed, would be an example of an unusual planetary system with two suns, a white dwarf star and a red dwarf star. ... more Article Image:
 Solar energy for sunny South AfricaSubmitted by Lana on Wed, 22/12/2010 - 13:31The next decade could be in the sign of solar power boom in South Africa. Providing the country secures the funding for an ambitious project, that is. ... more Article Image:
 Two home-grown cell phone innovationsSubmitted by Lana on Fri, 15/10/2010 - 10:21A free cell phone library a free SMS service have caught the attention of South Africans ... more Article Image:
 Online social habits of South AfricansSubmitted by Lana on Thu, 08/07/2010 - 11:07It is not easy to divine how many South Africans frequent specific social sites, because there is not much research in this field and because the area is notoriously difficult to quantify, with many people having multiple presences on social sites. ... more Article Image:
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