Getting women involved in STEM

Apr 30, 2015

There are almost 45% fewer women connected to the Internet than men in sub-Saharan Africa, according to studies by Intel.The impact this has on creating a gender balance in science, technology, engineering, and math-related fields (STEM) is significant. Bernadette...
Robot performs kidney surgery

Robot performs kidney surgery

Apr 30, 2015

A 51-year-old father of five has had his cancerous kidney removed in the first ever robotic-assisted procedure in South Africa. Da Vinci Si robotic technology was used to assist in the surgical removal of the patient’s cancerous kidney, a procedure known as a radical nephrectomy, at Netcare Waterfall Hospital in Midrand last Monday. Just three days later the patient, a consultant who prefers not to be named, was discharged home where he was able to quietly celebrate his 51st birthday with his family.

ICANN rolls out new Generic TLDs

Apr 30, 2015

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has begun their roll out of new Generic Top Level Domain Names (GTLDs).Whilst in the past generic domain name extensions were limited to .COM, .BIZ, .NET and the like, ICANN intends to release over 1000 new...

Tablet users to top 1bn this year

Apr 30, 2015

While the tablet market is cooling off from its highs of the past four years, more than 1-billion people worldwide will use a tablet in 2015.This is the word from Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who says: “While tablet sales accounted for more than...

Samsung still tops in smartphone shipments

Apr 30, 2015

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 336,5-million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), up 16,7% from the 288,5-million units in 1Q14.However, this is down by...

Last day to trade Gijima shares

Apr 30, 2015

Today is the final day of trading of Gijima shares on the JSE, following the successful acquisition by Guma of all existing ordinary shares. In a SENS announcement today, the company stated: “The shareholders of Gijima (“Gijima Shareholders”) are referred to the...