While most diets focus on foods you shouldn't eat, those that emphasize adding low-calorie foods, like fruits and vegetables, can promote healthy weight loss, new research shows. 29 May 2007
The unusually severe blast of winter weather that recently swept across South Africa, killing at least 17 people through exposure, highlighted the country's chronic housing shortage. 29 May 2007
Much of Madagascar had already been suffering from drought before the worst cyclone season in years hit the Indian Ocean Island, leaving aid agencies and the government struggling to help communities cope without food, schools and hospitals. 29 May 2007
The April-July coffee harvest period in Burundi has been linked to increases in gender-based violence and the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. 29 May 2007
Advanced Medical Optics has voluntarily recalled its Complete MoisturePlus contact lens solution because of reports of a rare but serious eye infection caused by a parasite. 29 May 2007
Besides having to contend with leaking water pipes and frequent power outages, Zimbabwe's urban residents still have to grease the palms of officials to ensure they can get access to even these dysfunctional services. 29 May 2007
Judicial corruption fuels impunity, corrodes rule of law, says new Transparency International report and while Africa is not free of judicial corruption, it is by no means the only continent being subjected to this sort of wrongdoing. 25 May 2007
Two international airports are to be built in Southern Sudan. They're to be constructed in Malakal and Rubeck with the aim of promoting business. 23 May 2007
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda are expected to benefit from a newly launched ‘one-stop-shop' facility that integrates the provision of vital business development assistance with finance. 23 May 2007
At the recently held BMI-Techknowledge IP and Unified Communications (UC) Forum Bytes Communication Systems (BCS) shared the message with attendees that UC is here to stay as a pervasive enterprise technology. 22 May 2007
Tax disputes that cannot be resolved between taxpayers and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) can be decided by either the Tax Board or the Tax Court. The decision as to which of the Tax Board or the Tax Court will deal with a particular matter, is usually dependent upon the amount involved. 22 May 2007
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International hotel operators have been invited to bid for rights to run two of 'best-known' hotels in Algiers. 22 May 2007
Every problem is an opportunity, which makes the African mess one hell of an opportunity for IBM Country General Manager Mark Harris. The big question for him and his executive team at IBM: will IBM grab it? 22 May 2007
Representatives of the Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation have been in South Africa to inspect public health facilities, as part of helping to recruit Tunisian doctors to work in South Africa's under-serviced areas. 20 May 2007
US travel warning to its citizens contemplating visiting Zimbabwe adds to that country's woes. 18 May 2007
Airlink has commenced direct scheduled services from Johannesburg to Harare, Zimbabwe; and Johannesburg to Lusaka, Zambia. 15 May 2007
SMC Networks has announced the launch of its new line of IP telephony solutions for the office and road. The new SIP-based IP-PBX (SMCPBX10), desktop phones (SMCDSP-200/205) and ultra-portable 802.11g wireless SIP phone (SMCWSP-100) are aimed at making the transition to VoIP both low in effort and in cost. 15 May 2007
The Lexmark X9350 Wireless Office All-in-One prints up to 32 pages per minute (ppm) black and 27 ppm colour, and is said to be the only All-In-One in its class equipped with built-in wireless connectivity and automatic two-sided printing. The X9350 also uses the new Evercolor IITM pigmented inks. 15 May 2007
The Codes of Good Practice were gazetted and passed into law on 9 February 2007. This ends the long debate and delay in respect of implementing the practical workings for the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) legislation. 15 May 2007
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