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Printing A Revolution
Digital textile printing has landed in South Africa. Lumka Nofemele explores how this technology is not only creating artistic pieces in record time, but is also boosting our economy – and environment.
The Right Way To Sharpen Kitchen Knives
PEOPLE HAVE the wrong ideas about knives. A knife doesn’t cut like a razor or a plane iron on the push stroke. It’s somewhat like a saw with teeth that cuts in a sliding motion as it’s pushed or pulled. A properly sharpened knife is honed to a fine edge, yet has an appropriate roughness so that it has bite, or an ability to sink into the cut.
The Phoenix Saga*
Ford’s new Kuga swoops in to replace the uncanny previous model, but does it do enough to win back customers who got burnt on the last one? They handed us one for a long-term review so we can find out.
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Turning Clicks Into Cash
Globally, YouTubers are coining it. Big money can be made from YouTube ads and the more hits and subscribers, the better.
The Story Teller
Around the world, 18,9 million subscribers watch DanTDM’s YouTube channels, and his videos have been viewed 10,6 billion times. What does he do in these videos? He plays video games. What does he do in his new live show that is selling out theatres on three continents? We went to find out.
This Is How You Make A Music Video Now
The band OK Go uses technology, ingenuity and mildly dangerous stunts to reinvent a dying genre. After 350 million views, they tell their secrets.
Taming Dust
The Absa Cape Epic is eight unforgiving days in the saddle – and is the original stage race to stream live footage from out in the field, thanks to Dimension Data. Lindsey Schutters visited the Oak Valley race village to find out more.
War Reporter For A day
Delta Force taught me how to drive a Tahoe. I brought a drone to film it.
To Boldly Go
South Africa’s stillborn space programme has been rebooted and our next generation of space scientists is lifting off