Lack of Latency and Power Efficiency are Important Features Making SSDs Preferable over HDDs: Solid state drives (SSDs) are digital storage devices; they are emerging as preferred devices over hard disk drives (HDDs) and gaining traction in the market. Made from semiconductors, SSDs contain microchip-based flash memory and have no moving parts, unlike HDDs. The global solid … [Read more...] about Lack of Latency and Power Efficiency are Important Features Making SSDs Preferable over HDDs
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Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV | The Conversation
Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV: Activists protest the criminalisation of sex work outside the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. International AIDS Society/Abhi IndrarajanSignificant strides have been made in the global response to HIV. But there is an urgent need to rethink the ways that prevention and treatment … [Read more...] about Why migration patterns are so important to designing responses to HIV | The Conversation
The youth: instapreneurs and socially important people
The youth: instapreneurs and socially important people: Globally, the youth market is the largest the world has ever seen, and Africa has the majority of these young people. With direct youth spend in South Africa sitting at a hefty R130 billion per annum, marketers need to sit up and take notice of the youth market. They are not just ‘the future’ as we are often told – … [Read more...] about The youth: instapreneurs and socially important people
Important lessons for Africa as strong institutions win out over a strong man | The Conversation
King Mswati III of Swaziland. His word is law, above all other laws in the tiny kingdom. Reuters/Carlo AllegriThe executive announces on prime-time TV that it will comply with an adverse ruling from the judiciary. The president apologises for a scandal over the use of public money on his private home, and says he will pay back the personal benefits gained. His reassurance to … [Read more...] about Important lessons for Africa as strong institutions win out over a strong man | The Conversation
University protests are important – but school fees also matter | The Conversation
School fee exemptions that are meant to help poor families can actually cause them major problems. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersIt costs more to send a child to some of South Africa’s elite private schools than it does to cover tuition at many universities. This is just one reason among many that it’s time for a commission on school funding. The school fee system also needs urgent … [Read more...] about University protests are important – but school fees also matter | The Conversation
