Walmart bought Massmart in 2011 and over the past 10 years the share price of the group has decreased by 80%.
Multiculturalism in higher education can drive intra-African trade and economic goals
What do you want your cellphone to be able to do? A Massachusetts Industry of Technology professor put that question to about 20 computer-science students this semester when he gave them one assignment: design a software program for cellphones that use Google’s upcoming Android mobile operating system.
”Electronic paper” has long been hyped as the future of newspapers and books, but products like e-books have been slow to take off. That may soon change, say executives involved in the pioneering technology. E Ink is seeing a surge in orders for its portable, foldable displays that mimic conventional paper to carry such books.
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/ 11 September 2006
Former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Sunday Hezbollah was a symbol of Arab resistance and that groups or nations fighting oppression could not be equated with terrorists. Khatami said there was a difference between those who ”strive for the territorial integrity of a country and those who kill only to kill.”
Sachin Tendulkar has been tipped for a swift return to the top of world cricket after smashing his way to a century in his first match since undergoing shoulder surgery in March. Suggestions the Indian legend is no longer quite the player he was looked wide of the mark as Tendulkar displayed his full range of shots for the Lashings World XI.
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/ 3 February 2005
Hollywood stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tim Robbins will be this year’s recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University. The awards, announced on Wednesday, are given to performers who have made a ”lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment”.
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/ 12 February 2003
An award-winning newspaper editor who was forced to flee his native Zimbabwe was named a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.