The Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Gauteng has successfully performed the world's first 3D-printed total middle-ear transplant on a patient born with an underdeveloped middle ear. Read more »

After three-and-a-half years of negotiations, seven countries - South Africa, Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom - have signed a treaty in ... Read more »

rAInbow, developed with funding partner Sage Foundation and social justice organisation, The Soul City Institute, is a smart companion that allows users to 'chat' to a non-human ... Read more »

Parks around the continent have embarked on an unusual high-tech experiment to curb poaching. Flying silently and invisibly, drones could be a game-changer as they track both ... Read more »

According to a report released by news and research portal Disrupt Africa, African tech startups smashed funding records in 2018 with 210 startups securing U.S.$334.5 million worth ... Read more »

"Saturday morning whatsapp will become chargeable. If you have at least 10 contacts send them this message." Sound familiar? This and more chain messages may become less frequent ... Read more »

Countries must agree strict rules on "killer robots" - autonomous weapons which can assassinate without human involvement - a top Red Cross official has said amid growing ethical ... Read more »

In the Sahel, climate change has translated into more frequent, longer drought spells that threaten the resilience capacity of nomadic livestock pastoralists but with satellite ... Read more »

The South African National Space Agency has been selected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to become the designated regional provider of space weather information ... Read more »

Africa's recurrent challenges can benefit from the many inventions coming off the continent but we must invest in creating an environment that makes it easy to discoverer these ... Read more »