Interpol advises on rhino poaching
Countries across Africa need to
work together to combat rhino poaching, says the International Police Organisation (Interpol), adding that there needs to be a free flow of information between organisations and nations if the scourge is to be eradicated.
How sad that our heritage is being destroyed as a result of a stupid, backward, and quite frankly laughable belief that belongs back in the Dark Ages. Rhino horn is simply keratin... the same stuff our fingernails are made of... If the belief had any foundation in fact, biting your fingernails would ensure, amongst others, no cancer and, apparently, a love-making ability that would make every Warren Beatty wannabe sob with envy.
On a lighter note... literally... the
South African Entertainment Awards are to launch next year. The awards will recognise and reward the disciplines of fine art, performance, music and dance for exceptional work throughout the year.
And still on a light (musical) note,
Henley is launching an MBA for music and the creative industries. Jon Foster-Pedley, dean of Henley Business School in Africa, says the MBA was established by Henley UK in 2011, and "is the first MBA of its kind in the world."
So you think you are pretty good, do you? Well then, the next step is to
sell yourself. Juliette Attwell, of BizCareers, says selling yourself is probably the most important skill you'll ever learn.
Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | International delegates from the private and public spheres convened in Kigali, Rwanda, for the recent ICT4Ag Conference with the focus on the application of ICTs in the agricultural sector of developing countries, with particular emphasis on inclusive value chains, enabling policies and advancing innovation. Read more >>
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 | Kobus van Wyk, head of e-learning and education at Mustek discusses the importance of learning institutions to create strategies for the optimal usage of the IT resources available to them, and the role of the computer laboratory in the age of tablet pervasiveness. Read more >>
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 | In an effort to reduce its environmental footprint, IT hardware and software distributor AxizWorkgroup has introduced a couple of ways to become "greener" over the past few years. Read more >>
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 | Imagine an exhibition of original sculptures designed by 10 of South Africa's hottest creative talent? Only, these are no ordinary sculptures; they are made entirely out of chocolate - 3D-printed chocolate. This is Chocnology brought to you by Nestlé South Africa with the creative input from their digital agency, NATIVE VML. Read more >>
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 | SkyVision Global Networks Ltd, a global communication provider, announced its launch of a full suite of Cloud services and solutions. The official launch will take place at AfricaCom 2013, between 12-14 November in Cape Town. AfricaCom is an integral part of the company's ongoing commitment to expanding its activity within the telco market and throughout Africa. Read more >>
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 | Almost four million people had submitted their tax returns by Monday (11 November) morning, the SA Revenue Service (SARS) said. Read more >>
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 | Just days before facing Michael Padayachee in court, Tina Mbili has laid an intimidation charge against her former lover and father of her child. Read more >>
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 | Dr Pieter Streicher It used to be said that the only certain things in life are death and taxes. I think most of us can add a third to that list: too much information. We are constantly connected, constantly reachable, and it becomes very difficult and time-consuming to filter the important, need-to-know information from the deluge of advertising and cat videos. Read more >>
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 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES: - Some 100 masked members of the hacking group Anonymous Philippines marched on parliament, denouncing corruption and pledging more cyber attacks, a week after 30 government websites were paralysed. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Telecommunications group Vodacom will increase its capital investment by between 14% and 17% of revenue to develop its network capacity and data coverage‚ the said on Monday (11 November) Read more >>
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 | Book lovers in South Africa are now able to purchase books from their favourite authors from the Google Play Store. Read more >>
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 | Vodacom and Read A Book SA have launched an e-reader programme that uses information and communication technology (ICT) to advance and encourage a culture of reading in South Africa. Read more >>
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 | The internet is one of the best and most cost-effective tools for your small business; why not use it to save your business money and time as well as working smarter and more effectively? Read more >>
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 | About a million South Africans have fallen victim to cyber crime in the past year and collectively they have been ripped off to the tune of about R3.4bn. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Twitter's high-flying Wall Street debut drew attention to the growing power of social media, but also raised concerns about a potential bubble in the sector. Read more >>
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 | HELSINKI, FINLAND: In just five years Nokia fell from dominating the mobile phone industry to abandoning the handset business, a swift fall from grace with lessons for market leaders. Read more >>
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 | SINGAPORE - A rash of website hackings in the Asia-Pacific has exposed weak cyber defences, which must be improved to help the region deal with more sophisticated and sinister threats, particularly from criminal organisations, analysts said. Read more >>
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 | MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's international telecommunications group Telefonica revealed slumping profits in the third quarter of 2013 on Friday but said underlying revenues were climbing and debt levels had dropped. Read more >>
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 | MILAN, ITALY: Heavily-indebted Telecom Italia held a crucial board meeting on Thursday to try and come up with a plan to rescue the company amid tensions over its main shareholder, Spain's Telefonica. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Twitter was on the verge of revealing the price of its stock offering giving the popular messaging platform a value of around US$15bn, media reports said. Read more >>
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 | PARIS, FRANCE: - French media and entertainment group Vivendi has reached agreement to sell its 53% stake in Maroc Telecom to Emirates firm Etisalat for €4.2bn in cash. Read more >>
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 | ROME, IITALY: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the computer company had to reinvent itself to avoid being "old and tired" as it struggles to keep up in the mobile devices sector. Read more >>
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 | Nick Kotch SA is determined to be at the forefront of global efforts to ensure transparency in tax matters and to enhance revenue collection by closing loopholes which corporates and individuals are able to exploit‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said at a conference on relations between the Group of 20 and Africa. Read more >>
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 | iGroup, an innovative digital solutions company is seeking a skilled and experienced digital and e-commerce project manager who is driven to deliver. Read more >> |
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Talooma is looking for a talented web designer to join its team. Portfolio must be supplied. Read more >>Africa Health Placements (AHP) is recruiting a programmer (.net) to be based in Rosebank, Johannesburg on a short-term contract. Read more >>
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