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DriverAlert, an apparatus that helps truck and bus drivers to stay awake during long trips, was introduced to transport companies and passenger bus services in July in Cape Town. Fitted into the dashboard of a truck or bus, it sounds an alarm at set times, which can only be disarmed by action of the driver, thereby keeping him awake.
The system is activated as soon as the vehicle starts. Af...
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Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), an organisation founded in 1985 by 26 committed oil companies, and East Asia Response (Pty) Ltd. (EARL) joined forces in 2000, to allow members access to a range of global services.
OSRL and EARL have C-130 Hercules aircraft dedicated to oil spillage strategically placed and on standby around the world. To reach West Africa, however, takes a minimum of 72 hou...
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With offices in 60 countries across the globe, consulting engineering and facilities management company WSP is focussing its attention on diversification and growth into Africa off its established South African base. Although it already has a foothold in several African countries, having done business on the Continent for over ten years, the company will be adopting a systematic expansion strat...
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Innovative African solution to
T-cells (or T-lymphocytes)
are white blood cells that
play important roles in the
immune system. There are two
main types of T-cells. One type
has molecules called CD4 on
its surface; these ‘helper’ cells
orchestrate the body’s response
to certain micro-organisms such
as viruses. The other T-cells,
which have a molecule called
CD8, destroy cells that are inf...
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“Southern Africa must start creating industries in agriculture. Instead of exporting
primary raw materials, we need to create a profit-based industry that adds value
and creates sustainable employment”.
These are the words of Catherine Mwanamwambwa,
Managing Director of
Bimzi, who in 1996, put her money where
her mouth is and established a paprika
processing plant i...
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The following presentation was given by Barney Curtis, executive officer, Federation of East and Southern
African Road Transport Association (FESARTA) at the Doing Business in Africa seminar, hosted by
Africa Trade in Johannesburg.
What is FESARTA?
FESARTA is a truckers’ representative body in the East
and Southern African region. It is registered in South
Africa a...
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Scenario
An international NGO has donated
funding for the routine testing of
570 000 people, over an 8-month period,
in a rural location, somewhere in
Southern Africa.
Dilemma
Do you build a laboratory on site to do
the testing?
Do you lease a building in the area and
convert it into a laboratory?
Do you ship all the samples to a regional<...
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