Additional HX System terminals and hub expand Telma’s satellite network to support GSM backhaul and voice connectivity to rural areas. Germantown, Md., USA and SatCom Africa, Johannesburg, SA, 22 May 2012—Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has been awarded an expansion contract by Telecom Malagasy SA (Telma) to supply additional HX System remote terminals and an HX hub to expand Telma’s existing GSM backhaul project. The network supports GSM 2G/EDGE voice and data, and broadband data applications throughout Madagascar. “In 2005, Hughes provided us with the Hughes HN... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 |
Triple attendance in winery exhibitors GUGULETHU, CAPE TOWN, 17 MAY 2012 – The TOPS Gugulethu Wine Festival, happening on the Friday 25th May and Saturday 26th May 2012 on the Rooftop of the Gugulethu Square Mall, is geared for good times if wine exhibitor growth is anything to go by. Says Marilyn Cooper, Cape Wine Master, CEO of the Cape Wine Academy and organiser of the wine exhibitors at the festival –“Even though TOPS Gugulethu Wine Festival is competing against a large wine event in Gauteng over the same weekend it has nearly trebled the number of wineries exhibiting this year.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, May 17th 2012 |
High blood pressure (BP) (the medical term is ‘hypertension) is the abnormal high force of blood as it pushes against the walls of the arteries that becomes stiffer than normal.1 In more than 90% of patients the causes are unknown, although many hereditary and lifestyle factors play a role in its development.1, 2 The latter include smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and physical inactivity.3 It is the most prevalent cardiovascular (affecting the heart and blood vessels) disease worldwide and is a major risk factor for both illness and death.3 Globally, it is estimated to affect 30% of adults and to account for 30% of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 14th 2012 |
……….Cancer Alliance Representing South Africa’s Leading Cancer Advocacy NGOs – Johannesburg – Following initial meetings in June 2011, South Africa’s Cancer NGOs have unified with one voice, calling on all stakeholders to join together to address vital issues regarding quality of and access to cancer care in South Africa. The Cancer Alliance is an umbrella group of 19 cancer advocacy non-governmental organisations and advocates, representing approximately 80% per cent of NGOs engaged in advocacy and support for South Africa’s cancer patients. The Cancer Alliance is calling for all key stakeholders, including government, industry, patients and health professionals, to work together... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 13th 2012 |
By Jeffrey Muvundusi – RENOWNED arts practitioner, Raisedon Baya is set to represent Zimbabwe at the first ever regional Cultural Leadership Train-the-trainer programme to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa this Monday. The Bulawayo based Baya who is just fresh from the just ended one week Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa), will join 11 other equally experienced artists from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) region in the workshop that is being organised by the African Arts Institute. The programme is expected to run from 13 to 17 May at the Geothe-Institute in one of Afriuca’s biggest cities,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, May 13th 2012 |
