Author: Trent Meikle

Touchdown! It’s already been a month (or close to it) since NASA’s Orion left Earth’s atmosPhere on the long-awaited Artemis mission. On its 26-day journey, the Orion capsule managed to get itself around the mOon, snap some pictures, and bring itself back to Earth. Saturday saw the arrival of the Orion capsule in Baja, California where it touched down safely in the Pacific Ocean. The mission – testing the Orion capsule’s ability to one day ferry humans back to the moon – was a success. Upon re-entry, Orion successfully pulled off a ‘skip entry’ – a tactic that’s never been…

Eskom has begun construction on its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, with the team breaking ground for the first time at BESS’s Elandskop site yesterday. The power provider has teamed up with Hyosung Heavy Industries – one of the service providers the utility appointed to the job. The project is expected to take between seven and twelve months to complete. Keep in mind, this is Eskom we’re talking about. Expect delays to slow down production significantly over the coming year. #EskomMediaStatement Construction of Eskom’s first battery energy storage project begins pic.twitter.com/u63SN9Nutu — Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) December…

We all understand the pain of being blue-shelled. Well, most of us do. If you haven’t yet felt the sting of those flying blue bastards, we’re sorry to inform you that you’re not very good at Mario Kart. And that’s okay. Some are better at being hit with blue shells. Others are better at throwing them. With Mario Kart Deluxe’s latest free update, blue shells could become the new meta (if you want it to). Yup, the choice is yours. The update adds the ability to turn any item on or off for any race. Want to see real karting?…

Update – 08 December 14:45: Eskom has confirmed that Koeberg’s Unit 1 will go offline on Saturday, 10 December. This is a day later than what Eskom had originally planned. This is dependent on whether the “grid conditions have recovered to ensure [the] stability of the system.” Original Story: If you thought Eskom couldn’t possibly get worse, then congratulations on living in a constant state of bliss. If that’s the case, we’d like a taste of whatever’s growing in your gardEn. Please. Older, more cynical critics of Eskom (also known as ‘everybody else’) aren’t as easily fooled. Our doubts were…

After months of dilly-dallying, President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially declared Tuesday, 27 December a public holiday. In accordance with Section 2(A) of the Public Holidays Act – “whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a public holiday.” Cyril goes public There’s just one problem with that. The Monday following Christmas is its own public holiday – the Day of Goodwill. This left the country with no open slot to ‘spend’ the holiday. That is, until Cyril declared an ‘extra’ public holiday for the following Tuesday. There was only one way this was going to…

Open the doors The first time we set eyes upon Elden Ring’s open world, we were astounded. Being Souls newbies at the time, we couldn’t quite believe that the giant glowing tree in the distance was a place we could actually visit. Imagine our surprise when we first got to that tree, only to discover that there was so much more left to discover in the Lands Between. That was the case for most of our experience with Elden Ring. See a castle in the distance? Go there. Learn of a secret underground city? Cool. Grab Torrent and fight some…

If sitting at a traditional desk is a little too… traditional for you, then the Cooler Master Orb X may prove suitable. Before that though, just try out a standing desk. They’re good for your back and more importantly, won’t require the sale of your soul to afford. If you’ve got souls on hand, however, then go wild. The Cooler Master Orb X is as crazy as its over-the-top name. No, it won’t make you a superhero. But it will make you far better at Rocket League – a guaranteed fact. The problem is, the Orb X is designed to…

It’s no shock to anyone that South Africa needs to make a move away from coal. Soon. The masses are suffering for the mistakes of the country’s higher-ups. It isn’t fair. Plans are in place to make the jump to renewable energy sources – but it’ll be years before we see any sort of real improvement. Sold, to the highest bidder! French developer Engie SA has plans in the pipeline that’ll see three South African solar projects launch some time this week. Engie SA expects to sign three power-purchase agreements, totalling 225MW of energy that may go into the grid.…

Getting a job isn’t easy. It’s expensive and time-consuming. You spend hours putting together a beautiful CV, only to be told you need at least five years of experience to get the job. That’s fine. The McDonalds across the street probably has lower standards. But what about those jobs that feel really out of reach? You know the ones we mean – where you need years of education to even send an email to the receptionist. Breaking into the digital economy is difficult, but not impossible. Especially if you were one of the 80 million folks Microsoft took under its…

It’s happened. Petrol is going up in the month of December, and diesel finally sees a drop in price. Now, before you rush out to the gas station – read this first. The prices aren’t reflected at the stations yet – that’ll happen tomorrow, which is the first Wednesday of the month. Diesel drivers will want to hold off until then. Petrol drivers… yeah. You may want to get going. Like, now. We already had an idea of what the official fuel prices were going to look like, of course. Sure, we were a little hopeful that the petrol increase…