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Science
 Cape Town will host the 62nd International Astronautical Conference (IAC) - the first ever to be held in Africa - from 3-7 October 2011. The conference brings together all those taking part in space programmes around the world: administrators, industrialists, scientists, engineers, technologists, astronauts and cosmonauts. Read more >>
KUALA LUMPUR: The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world and the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) announced on Thursday, 29 September 2011, that they are recognising eleven talented women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for their research excellence. Read more >>
Technology
South Africa moves towards greater self-sufficiency in space through local company Marcom Aeronautics & Space, who is developing the MAS-10K rocket engine in support of its Cheetah-1 satellite launch vehicle. The Cheetah-1 is designed to carry up to 1000kg to low-Earth orbit. Read more >>
 South Africa's Square Kilometre Array (SKA) team has successfully reached another milestone on the road to, hopefully, hosting the €1.5-billion SKA. They have completed the seven antennas making up the KAT-7 prototype and delivered the telescope's first astronomical image. Read more >>
 Siemens Energy has launched its new SWT-3.0-101 Direct Drive wind turbine in South Africa. The new turbine, with a rated power of 3 megawatts, offers innovation through a new Direct Drive concept, introducing a permanent magnet generator. Read more >>
 The Near Field Communication payment technology is to be included in most new cellular phone models and this will have an impact on how people pay for the goods they purchase, according to Herman Singh, chief executive of the Standard Bank's Beyond Payments division. Read more >>
Environmental Management
A huge new transfrontier park that will stretch from Angola in the west to Zimbabwe in the east - and estimated to be 15 times larger than the Serengeti in Tanzania - is being planned for Africa. Read more >>
Human Resources & Recruitment
 Workers who have been with Kumba for five years or more will get a R500 000 bonus in December as part of a generous employee share option scheme that will see the company paying out more than R2,5-billion to its employees. Read more >>
Retailers
 Pick n Pay, late last week, announced the opening of latest addition to its expanding African footprint - its first Mauritian store in Bagatelle's Mall. The company will open a further two stores in Mauritius in the next year. Read more >>
Women's health
 PRETORIA: With October being International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is encouraging all women to invest in their health by learning how to detect various female cancers early. Read more >>
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