PetroSA's gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay

PetroSA wins innovation award

A gas-to-liquids joint venture involving South African state oil company PetroSA won the project innovation of the year award at the Petroleum Economist Awards in London recently - the joint venture's second international award for innovation this year.

Translate.org.za wins Mozilla grant

South Africa's award-winning multilingual software developer, Translate.org.za, has been awarded a grant by the US-based Mozilla Corporation to extend its on- and offline translation tools.

Cisco to build R215m innovation centre

Multinational ICT company Cisco Systems is to invest R215-million in the Cisco Innovation Hub Technology Centre in Pretoria. The centre will foster skills, intellectual property, entrepreneurship and solution development capabilities in South Africa's ICT sector.

Microsoft's Africa innovation centres

Microsoft is to build four innovation centres in Africa - including two in South Africa - over the next two years. The centres will provide facilities and support programmes in innovation, intellectual capital, technology and business skills for both the public and private sector.

IBM launches Africa Innovation Centre

Multinational computer technology and consulting company IBM has launched the Africa Innovation Centre in Johannesburg - the first of its kind on the continent - to drive IT skills development and address business challenges in the region.

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