March 25, 2015

MPs Urged to Get Tested for TB

All MPs should get themselves tested for TB, the Treatment Action Campaign says. Several thousand people joined TAC’s march to parliament today to mark World TB Day by handing over a memorandum addressed to the Secretary of Parliament. “We are marching to ask MPs to show their solidarity with the

Cosatu and the Alliance Back to the Toll Gate [press release]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions, jointly with the alliance, is going back to the expensive toll gate at Swartruggens to continue with its program to put pressure to our own government to implement their resolution on reducing the fees at the Swartruggens toll gate which is the most

2015 MTN Radio Awards Finalists Announced

It is official the finalists for the 2015 MTN Radio Awards have been selected. It took the adjudication panel approximately 2500 hours of listening to submissions to complete the process of adjudicating and scoring all the entries, to determine the best of the best in South African radio. “We received

The Beauty in Chaos [analysis]

“Every image draws me into their lives” Haunting photographic images and sculptures shape a circular exhibition entitled “Unrest”. Arranged around the walls of the Johannes Stegmann Art Gallery at The University of the Free State, the award-winning work of Hasan and Husain Essop speaks to both a local and international

Leading Global Business Education Organization Opens Its Doors In Amsterdam

– AACSB International opens regional headquarters to provide increased service offerings to business education community in Europe, the Middle East and Africa AMSTERDAM, March 25, 2015 / PRNewswire / Asianet-Pakistan — AACSB International (AACSB), the longest serving global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, today announced the opening

NCS and Capillary Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Pave the Way for New Technological Innovations (PR Newswire)

SINGAPORE, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — NCS and Capillary Technologies today announced an exclusive partnership to pave the way for new technological innovations concentrating on the retail markets including food & beverage (F&B), hospitality and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors. The partnership will allow NCS, the leading regional information technology

Akamai Releases Fourth Quarter 2014 'State of the Internet' Report (PR Newswire)

– Global average peak connection speed increased 8.4% to 26.9 Mbps; South Korea leads at 22.2 Mbps- Bulgaria achieved highest broadband adoption rate at 96%- China, United States accounted for more than half of all observed attack traffic CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM),

Are 80 Percent of South African Schools 'Dysfunctional'?

South Africa’s education system is often described as being in crisis. A recent claim suggests 80% of schools could be “dysfunctional”. We looked at the evidence. Follow @africacheck South Africa’s “dysfunctional” educational system is one of seven ways in which the country’s government “abuses black people”. This was argued by

Rwandair Buys Airbus Planes to Penetrate Europe, Asia

Rwanda’s National Carrier, Rwandair, has purchased two brand new A330s Airbus Planes, which it says will allow East Africa’s fastest growing airline to aggressively penetrate the highly competitive destinations into Europe and Asia. Rwandair is the first airline in East Africa to make such an order. “We are delighted that

Kenyan Startups Among Majority in Tony Elumelu's Entrepreneurship Programme

Kenya has come in the second place with the most start-ups selected for the first 1,000 African entrepreneurs for the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP). Over ten start-ups selected in Kenya were ICT start-ups. TEEP is a US $100 million initiative to discover and support 10,000 African entrepreneurs over the

Biden's Call With Former South African President Mbeki On Sudan [document]

Readout of the Vice President’s Call with Former South African President Thabo Mbeki Vice President Biden called the Chairperson of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and South Sudan and former President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki today to discuss Sudan. Vice President Biden thanked President Mbeki for

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