TelePresence: meetings without travel
South African telecoms operator Neotel has launched the first TelePresence facility in Africa, making a virtual "public room" available for businesses to interact with their global counterparts without having to travel across the globe.
Africa's most powerful supercomputer
Africa's most powerful supercomputer, a Sun Microsystems hybrid, has gone online in Cape Town, providing the local and regional research community with a powerful tool for tackling problems of climate change, energy security and human health.
Lift-off for South Africa's satellite
South Africa's low-orbit satellite, SumbandilaSat, was launched into space from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome last week, with Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor among those who travelled to the central asian country to witness the event.
Major MeerKAT tender awarded
South Africa's Square Kilometre Array team has awarded a R46-million contract to build a specialised overhead power line and fibre-optic cable system for the MeerKAT radio telescope to local company Optic 1.
Sasol boost for solar energy research
South African petrochemicals group Sasol has announced a R3-million, five-year sponsorship of solar thermal energy research at Stellenbosch University, as the company investigates opportunities in renewable energies and low-carbon electricity.
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