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There was a bang, we think. About 14bn years ago, a tiny singularity — a point smaller than a pinhead and containing all the matter in our universe – exploded. We’re pretty sure. If we accept that the universe started with a bang – an “if” that is infinite and expanding at about 70km per second per megaparsec as you
Legislation allows roads agency Sanral to explore options other than electronic tolling to fund Gauteng’s freeways, the supreme court of appeal heard on Wednesday. Sanral should, therefore, have kept an open mind on the matter, despite cabinet approval of e-tolling. “Even bound
It’s all over. BlackBerry, which once led the smartphone market, has agreed to be bought by a consortium, led by major shareholder Fairfax Financial, subject to the conclusion of a due diligence of the business. In terms of the proposed deal, BlackBerry shareholders will be paid US$9 in cash
Financially troubled technology services company Gijima expects losses per share to widen sharply in its full year to 30 June compared to the year-ago period. It warned shareholders on Monday that it expects loss per share to increase to between 20,52c and 19,46c, from a loss a year ago of 5,28c. The
Denel’s new space engineering unit, Spaceteq, was inducted into the International Astronautical Federation on Monday, the company said. The event took place at the 64th annual International Astronautical Congress currently underway in Beijing, China, spokesman Vuyelwa Qinga
The Communication Workers Union and the South African Postal Workers Union said on Monday they had declared a wage dispute with the post office. “The company is claiming to have suffered losses of R178m, hence it could not meet the salary demands of 10% and other
Sandile Ngcobo, the CSIR scientist responsible for developing the world’s first digital laser, gave what is probably the shortest speech in the history of press briefings at the announcement of the breakthrough this week. He stood up in the small, swelteringly hot room at the National Laser Centre, thanked
South African National Parks (SANParks) has enlisted the help of technology research agency the CSIR to fight rhino and perlemoen poachers, it was announced on Sunday. The Kruger National Park would be the initial focus of their five-year strategic technology partnership, CSIR
Mxit has appointed former acting CEO Francois Swart as the company’s permanent head. Swart took on the role in October 2012 when then-CEO Alan Knott-Craig quit after clashing with the company’s board over strategy. Knott-Craig’s decision to quit followed a move by
Telkom Wholesale is doubling broadband ADSL connection speeds in a phased migration process that will begin on 11 November, the telecommunications operator said on Friday. Because of a planned network freeze over December and January, upgrades that aren’t completed in November will resume in February
