Curiosity drills into Mars rock
NASA’s Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on...Unemployment worsens debt
The high rate of unemployment in South Africa continues to exacerbate already high levels of over-indebtedness in the country, says Credit Ombud, Manie van Schalkwyk. He was commenting on the release of Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which shows an...Anonymous: SA attacks claimed
A recent hack on the SABC news site is being touted as part of the opening salvo in an Anonymous attack on South African sites known as Operation South Africa (#OpSAfrica). Although it’s unclear whether the operation is being carried out by Anonymous or a local...Mobility could improve GDP
A small improvement in labour mobility could have huge economic benefits for South Africa, actually driving GDP up by as much as 40%. A study commissioned by Citrix reveals that an increase of as little as 5% in the mobility of the workforce, information and...Little financial freedom in SA
South Africans fear they will never be financially free in a worsening global economy. These are some of the results of Visa’s first annual Wealth Worries Survey 2013, one of the most comprehensive reports into middle class South Africans and their money. The report...