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Science and Technology

SKA advances as SA reveals preconstruction grants and global head office opened in UK

South Africa has revealed the value of its commitments to the current, preconstruction, phase of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, which will be jointly hosted by the country and by Australia. These commitments are...

By: Keith Campbell

17 May 13

Aviation

The resolution of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery crisis

On August 26, 2011, the then Administrator (head) of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), J Randolph Babbitt, gave a speech in Seattle, Washington state. He described the occasion as “momentous ... for the economy and for the global...

By: Keith Campbell

17 May 13

LAND SPEED RECORD

The world twists and it feels like driving into the centre of the earth

It’s called a somatogravic illusion, says Bloodhound programme director Richard Noble as he hunches up his shoulders and grips an imaginery steering wheel. “The whole world twists and you are absolutely convinced you are going straight down...

By: Irma Venter

17 May 13

AUTO INDUSTRY – 3

Toyota’s cumulative hybrid sales breach 5m mark

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that cumulative global hybrid vehicle sales for the company have topped the 5-million mark, reaching 5.125-million units on March 31. TMC says its regards the promotion of mass market use...

By: Irma Venter

17 May 13

RENEWABLE ENERGY

US thin-film solar group gearing up for SA market entry

Thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer and solar project developer First Solar, of the US, is preparing a number of projects for submission during the third bid window under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer...

By: Terence Creamer

17 May 13

AUTO INDUSTRY – 2

Van Zyl takes on all-Africa role for Japanese giant

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) president and CEO Dr Johan van Zyl has been appointed as the CEO of Toyota in Africa, as part of a major restructuring announced by Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) in Japan. The new position, which assigned all...

By: Irma Venter

17 May 13

News This Week

Creamer Media publishes African Mining Roundup for April 2013 research report

This month’s report includes details of Canadian gold miner Kinross Gold’s prefeasibility study to expand its Tasiast gold mine, in Mauritania; Aim-listed Weatherly International’s environmental clearance for its Namibian Tschudi copper...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

15 May 13

Information technology

Cisco enables cloud SAP services through unified computing

Networking and server giant Cisco can provide the products of enterprise resource software company SAP in a cloud format using its unified computing developments, which enables the 30-year-old kernel of legacy SAP applications to be distributed...

By: Schalk Burger

10 May 13

Business Communications

Continuous business message management can bolster agility

The growth and volume of business messaging data across a variety of different platforms make it difficult for businesses to effectively manage their messaging and communications environments. Businesses should improve their messaging management...

By: Schalk Burger

10 May 13

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