The sky's the limit

The Safire Scholarship boys were taken on a thrilling adventure to help them understand the importance of their role as future leaders. The outing, which the boys shared with Safire CEO Pierre Bekker and Ali Kingsley of the Amathuba Foundation, started with a helicopter flight to the Karkloof Valley, where the group kitted up for an exhilarating zipline experience through the indigenous forest with the Karkloof Canopy Tours crew.

Noteworthy news in numbers

60 minutes: amount of time that, if spent walking and relaxing outdoors, may lower activity in stress-related brain regions, according to this experiment.

40 000: number of jobs that Google says could be created through its African cloud service, which is part of its $1-bn investment plan.

7%: increase in vehicle theft according to Tracker's Vehicle Crime Index covering January to June 2022, with hijackings up by 4%.

Beware of ID theft!

Identity theft, when criminals steal someone's personal information for their own benefit, is a major threat in South Africa. Not only have reported incidents increased by 200% over the last six years, it also costs the country's already embattled economy a staggering R1-billion annually.

Saving Earth from disaster

In addition to the threat posed to life on Earth by climate change, mankind may also need to look towards the skies. NASA has spent more than $324-million developing the Dart (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) system to protect the planet from asteroids.

The tallest green tower in the world

The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is planning the highest eco-friendly building in the world, a 28-storey apartment tower designed in hybrid timber technology. Named Burj Zanzibar - 'burj' meaning tower in Arabic - the spectacular high-rise is designed to reach 96 metres in height.

Flying cars in use soon?

A flying car has been in development in China for the past few years, as well as a Maglev vehicle that hovers above the ground. Now a German company has revealed its battery-powered eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) vehicle. Will traffic congestion and potholes soon become things of the past? Have a look ...

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