I recently read a piece by Steven Pinker – author of Enlightenment Now – in which he describes an enlightened person as someone who has replaced faith, dogma, and folklore as a proper way to find the truth*. The 21st century is supposed to be an enlightened era, so it frustrates me when I read…
Ryk van Niekerk van Moneyweb gesels met Andries Malherbe, medestigter van Zero Carbon Charge oor EV herlaaistasies en die oorgang na elektriese voertuie in Suid Afrika.
On 22 April 2023, the world will observe its 53rd Earth Day. An astonishing 1 billion people in over 193 countries participate in this annual event which aims to raise awareness about the climate crisis and garner support for environmental protection.
I didn’t plan to become a librarian. I wanted to be a writer. On my first day at University, I selected English and History as my majors – between those two you have all the tools you need to write stories. I thought. To fill up my course I chose Library Science. Working at an…
Earth Day was first celebrated on 22 April 1970. I only became aware of Earth Day in 1990 when, by chance, I watched a celebrity-laden American television special creating awareness about the state of Mother Earth, who was played by Bette Midler. It was all a bit, how shall I put it? Silly. At that…
What is your name? Maude Sandham What do you do for a living? I work as an actress and director in the film, television, and theatre industry in Johannesburg. How old are you? 31 years old What EV do you drive? I am currently renting an S4 Electric scooter from Cumulus Design Lab. I’m testing…
Toyota has been around longer than one tends to think. 86 years. Its origin is in the loom and weaving business. Sakichi Toyoda sold the production rights to the world’s first automatic loom for 100 000 pounds in 1929 (approx. R171 million in 2023), He gave the proceeds to his son Kichiro to start building cars….
On any given Sunday at a braai fire somewhere between Agulhas and Zeerust an oke, having had just enough rum and coke will stop moaning about the Springboks and declare: “South Africa’s roads are *****d!” At this signal, all the other rum and coke philosophers will confirm this and then tell their own road horror…
When I grew up in the 1960s the older generation split themselves into two camps: Ford men or Chev men. The South African accent often pronouncing it Fort or Chef. Wayward religious and political and sports affiliations were at times condoned, but switching from Ford to Chev, or vice versa, was never forgiven. Growing up…
Electric vehicles need to be charged. This goes without saying. Most people wonder about this inadvertently when they hear about the move towards electric vehicles. I have been lucky to travel around Europe to see how this is transforming the landscape. There are three types of charging that I observe linked to three types of chargers….
