Under the Ice
For decades satellites crisscrossing over Antarctica have been peering under the ice by bouncing microwave pulses off the rocky surfaces… Read More
Under the Ice
Brings tears to your ice
In late May 2021, an Antarctic ice shelf broke off to become the largest iceberg in the world. Dubbed “A-76”,… Read More
Pineapples and Hospital Beds
As a result of the 2020 alcohol bans, the South African alcohol industry lost R36.3bn in sales revenue, the government… Read More
Give and take of Alcohol
It is estimated that the alcohol sector contributed ~R173bn (3.4%) of South Africa’s gross domestic product in 2019 and that… Read More
We’re starting them young
A Tshwane study on alcohol marketing and 16-17 y/o adolescent alcohol consumption found that >80% of the adolescents in the… Read More
An intoxicating crisis
South Africa has an alcohol consumption problem. According to the WHO, in 2016, 7% of South Africans (12.4% of men)… Read More