Loadshedding remains suspended for 289 days with diesel usage remaining below the year-to-date budget
Friday, 10 January 2025: Eskom has reached 289 consecutive days without implementing loadshedding since 26 March last year, which has...
Many ‘impact investors’ aren’t fully tracking whether their investments are good for society or the environment − new research
Establishing a lofty goal doesn't guarantee its accomplishment. VectorMine/iStock via Getty Images PlusInvestors can aim not only to make money...
Who owns that restaurant? The answer can affect food safety in unexpected ways, researchers find
Imagine going on a road trip and passing several seemingly identical McDonald’s restaurants. Despite their uniform appearance, their ownership may...
3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration and...
Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
The U.S. bought Alaska and its significant natural resources and beautiful scenery for what amounts to a steal. AP Photo/Mark...
What are halal mortgages?
Islamic finance allows Muslim families to purchase homes on interest-free mortgages. faidzzainal/E+ collections via Getty imagesThe growth of “halal mortgages”...
How the US government can stop ‘churches’ from getting treated like real churches by the IRS
Uniformed members of Trail Life USA present the colors at the Family Research Council's 2018 Values Voter Summit. Chip Somodevilla/Getty...
Too good to be true? New study shows people reject freebies and cheap deals for fear of hidden costs
If you’re offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you’re paid to eat a free cookie, would...
Committed a workplace gaffe? You will survive it (and you may even get promoted)
Stokkete/ShutterstockNearly everybody has emailed the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time. It’s a leveller in modern...
Can listening to music make you more productive at work?
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockListening to music can enhance our lives in all kinds of ways – many of us use it during exercise,...
