‘Toxic, hazardous’ dust harming preschool children in Kuils River
/ 2 June 2022

‘Toxic, hazardous’ dust harming preschool children in Kuils River

Residents say the findings proves their concerns about pollution ‘are real’

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/ 24 May 2008

Yahoo! delays meeting to avoid showdown

The internet company Yahoo! has postponed its annual meeting as it grapples with the prospect of a shareholder rebellion in which as many as 30 candidates may try their luck in getting elected to its board of directors. A potentially rowdy gathering in California was due to be held on July 3 but Yahoo! has put it off to an unspecified date ”expected to be around the end of July 2008”.

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/ 3 October 2007

Internet telephony pioneers stumble

In spite of its global popularity, internet telephony (voice-over-internet protocol, or VoIP), which is almost free for users, has not become a gold mine for its pioneers such as Skype and Vonage. Popular online auction firm eBay, which bought Skype two years ago for ,6-billion, affirmed that message in a costly way on Monday.