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The future of business matchmaking
June 8, 2017 Editor 0
How a new green business facility in South Africa is connecting local companies to the global green economy Traditional trade mission functions are becoming obsolete. Over hors d’oeuvres, business cards are exchanged, elevator pitches are delivered but, in most cases, entrepreneurs leave with empty promises to stay in touch and no useful contacts. This may […]
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Reading on Mobile Phones? mLiteracy Opportunities and Challenges
April 7, 2015 Editor Comments Off on Reading on Mobile Phones? mLiteracy Opportunities and Challenges
Recently, the Goethe Institute of Johannesburg hosted an mLiteracy Networking Meeting to examine the opportunities and challenges for mobiles to increase literacy development, especially in Africa. It was an incredibly valuable, interesting and much-needed gathering by some of the old and new players in this space. While reflecting on how far the field of mobiles for literacy has […]
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SKA can help uplift Mozambique, says Vice Minister
March 29, 2015 Editor 0
Participation as an African partner country, with South Africa, in the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope programme is important to Mozambique, the country’s Vice Minister for Science, Technology, Higher and Professional Education, Leda Hugo, told Engineering News Online. “It is important for it gives us the possibility to uplift our country through science, […]
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SA and Algeria to develop aeronautical research cooperation
December 29, 2014 Editor 0
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Algeria’s University of Blida have agreed to set up a Joint Centre of Excellence (JCoE) for aeronautics research. The agreement takes the form of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed at the recent International Exhibition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the North African country. […]
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South Africa’s bold new regional aircraft project
November 9, 2014 Editor Comments Off on South Africa’s bold new regional aircraft project
At the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 exhibition in September, State-owned defence industrial group Denel made an announcement that has the potential to dramatically transform the South African aerospace industry. Two of the group’s companies, Denel Aerostructures (DAe) and Denel Aviation (DAv), combined to publicly launch the South African Regional Aircraft (Sara) project. Go to […]
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Research chairs initiative beginning to help generate knowledge
March 23, 2014 Editor 0
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is very happy with the success of the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), reports DST Director General Dr Phil Mjwara. He was speaking following the recent announcement by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe of the establishment of 54 new research chairs. This move followed the creation, in February, […]
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