It’s time for SA’s electronics industry to switch to modern systems to stay current: The global marketplace is dominated by constant innovations in technology, business processes, and business management systems. Now, more than ever, companies have to keep up with the rapid pace of technology to maintain a competitive advantage. New electronic components are required, … [Read more...] about It’s time for SA’s electronics industry to switch to modern systems to stay current
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Time Ball Tower, Cape Town Waterfront
Time Ball Tower, Cape Town Waterfront Image by DanieVDM I learnt this at Greenwich actually. The Time Ball (invented by Captain Robert Wauchope) is a signaling device in which a ball is dropped at a given time in order for ships' masters to determine the error and rate of their chronometers whilst in harbour. The Time Ball Tower in the Waterfront was built in 1894 and is … [Read more...] about Time Ball Tower, Cape Town Waterfront
The Zuma regime is dead. But its consequences will linger for a long time | The Conversation
The Zuma regime is dead. But its consequences will linger for a long time: Jacob Zuma Wolfgang Rattay/ReutersThe flood of obituaries to the Zuma presidency are likely to stream in for some time to come. But how should the nine-year period of President Jacob Zuma’s rule be understood in its historical and theoretical contexts? We can answer the question by applying a … [Read more...] about The Zuma regime is dead. But its consequences will linger for a long time | The Conversation
Africa’s rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve | The Conversation
Africa's rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve: The Spinosaurus was just one example of a dinosaur that roamed Africa hundreds of millions of years ago. By Mike Bowler from Canada (Spinosaurus) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsPalaeontology, like much else in the cultural landscape, has a strong western influence … [Read more...] about Africa’s rich fossil finds should get the air time they deserve | The Conversation
South Africa must resist another captured president: this time by the markets | The Conversation
South Africa must resist another captured president: this time by the markets: South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and his predecessor Jacob Zuma. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersThe African National Congress (ANC) has made a dangerous habit of bringing post-apartheid South Africa to the brink of instability and the common ruin of all. The resignation of former President Jacob … [Read more...] about South Africa must resist another captured president: this time by the markets | The Conversation
