Microsoft chairperson Bill Gates flew to Pretoria on Tuesday to discuss the Aids pandemic with President Thabo Mbeki. Gates is in South Africa to attend a Microsoft-sponsored forum of African government and business leaders on ways technology can improve competitiveness on the impoverished continent.
In an ideal world, cars wouldn’t have to burn petrol and smog up the place. They would run on a combination of grass cuttings and rainwater and, as they passed, the air would be lightly perfumed with the heady smell of summer. And they would still be capable of doing 120kph, of course. And a bit more than that, when no one was looking.
The recent spate of online security breaches has got internet bankers concerned their funds aren’t as safe as they thought — but peace of mind is a mouse click away. Colin Thornton, MD of Dial-a-Nerd, South Africa’s fastest-growing IT support company that specialises in aiding computer users, says 50% of the company’s work now revolves around clearing PCs of spyware and adware programmes.
A Silicon Valley judge is being asked to stop an aviation designer from gabbing about a plan by high-flying Google’s founders to convert a wide-body passenger jet into a globe-ranging party plane. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber scheduled an August 7 hearing to resolve the dispute.
<i>The Financial Times</i> newspaper said on Wednesday it was to slash up to 50 jobs as it tried to restructure its editorial operations. The British business daily is seeking to integrate better its editing, reporting and production for the <i>FT</i>’s print and online operations.
Indian police used sniffer dogs and picked through the wreckage for clues on Wednesday after a series of bombs blew apart trains and killed 190 people in the financial capital, Mumbai. The teeming city, symbol of the growing economic power of the world’s largest democracy, was trying to get back to normal a day after the seven apparently coordinated blasts, which also left hundreds wounded.
After the recent sell-off in interest rate-sensitive shares on the JSE, the share prices of retailers and, to a lesser extent, banks, now represent good value on a forward earnings basis. In the past month, the equity market sell-off has hit these sectors particularly hard, with some stocks more than 20% off previous highs.
You don’t have to be gay to enjoy the Heartland, a clubbing zone in the heart of Jo’burg but it helps, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
One of the many thrilling items on this year’s Arts Alive programme in Johannesburg is Freedom to Dance, a huge party that brings together house, hip-hop and kwaito, writes Riaan Wolmarans.
Known for his defiant freestyles, boyish charms and musical flow, Pro Kid speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about ‘coming up in the game’ and why he can’t give up the mic.