Food garden at Bavaria farm, Limpopo province

Crop info for Limpopo farmers via SMS

Limpopo's Department of Agriculture is to spend R6-million to improve emerging farmers' access to crop, weather and market information through mobile text messaging and the internet.

Mastering maths via Mxit

The South African government has teamed up with cellphone giant Nokia and publisher Pearson to develop the Imfundo Yam/Yethu project, which aims to get students more interested in mathematics through the use of popular instant messaging programme Mxit.

PetroSA boost for synfuels research

South African state oil and gas company PetroSA has announced a R36-million sponsorship to establish a synthetic fuels research facility at the University of the Western Cape.

IBM's second Africa innovation centre

Multinational IT giant IBM has opened an Africa Innovation Centre in Cape Town to foster the development of information technology and business skills, and to expand its customers and business partners in the region.

Innovation agency board appointed

The board of South Africa's Technology Innovation Agency, a new public body to stimulate the development of technology-based products and services in the country, has been appointed.

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