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Bangladesh’s High-growth Mobile Phone Sector Buying Into Disaster Risk Reduction
Bangladesh’s high-growth mobile phone sector is buying into disaster risk reduction, and the cyclone-affected costal region stands to gain most, say government officials, aid workers and private sector sources.
Financial Crisis Forces Swaziland’s Schools to Close
The vast majority of Swaziland’s primary and secondary public schools have not opened for the new term, after the government failed to settle the outstanding education fees of US$10.8 million for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
SMS, Singers And Nets Against Malaria
“It’s 9pm. Are you and your family sleeping under a mosquito net?” That message – delivered by government officials, artists and other personalities in Cameroon – will run on private and state-run media each evening from 20 August as...
Government of South Africa And Nokia Partnership to Promote Technology
South Africa’s Science and Technology Department and mobile phone supplier, Nokia, have entered into an ambitious partnership to develop technological projects across the country.
Wireless Network in Hospital Monitors Vital Signs
A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. When the full system is operational sensors will take blood oxygenation and heart-rate...
People’s Republic of China Planning to Set Up Chinese Cultural Centre in South Africa
The People’s Republic of China is planning to set up its Chinese Cultural Centre in South Africa as an exchange platform for cultural development with South Africa.
Lower Cell Phone Roaming Prices Come Into Force Across Europe
With effect from today to June 30th 2012 EU mobile operators will again be obliged to lower retail prices for roaming calls in line with EU rules first introduced in 2007 and amended in 2009. Consumers opting for the EU-regulated “Eurotariff”...
South Africans Called on to Register SIM Cards Before Time Runs Out
South Africans are being called on to register their SIM cards ahead of the June 30th 2011 deadline.
