In a note to clients this week, banking group Investec asked, “Is higher inflation on the cards for South Africa?” 

With the rise in popularity of health and fitness has come a flood of fad diets and self-proclaimed “super-foods”. The merits of spirulina, quinoa and kale have been exhaustively covered, but the foodstuffs of tomorrow need to offer more than health benefits; they must help tackle global issues from poverty to climate change.

If healthcare workers wear surgical masks, there is good evidence that it limits the spread of respiratory viral infections in hospitals.

If you’re a coffee drinker, you know there’s nothing more blissful than that first sip of hot (or iced) coffee in the morning. Sure, it tastes delicious, but that’s the least of it:

Scientists at the UK-based John Innes Centre have produced a genetically modified tomato enriched with the Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA. L-DOPA is used to treat Parkinson’s by compensating for dopamine, which is depleted in patients with the disease.

Even with the wide variety of fruits available today, people are still naturally turning to bananas as a regular part of their diet.