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February 7, 2018SKA Prototype Dish Assembled For The First TimeThe first fully assembled SKA dish was unveiled today at a ceremony in Shijiazhuang, China, by the Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, in the presence of representatives from the countries involved and the SKA...Open original article: -
February 6, 2018Alphawave Group invests in data science firmsSoftware and electronics firm Alphawave recently secured investments in two local data science firms, as part of its investment and acquisition strategy after recently rebranding. Based in Technopark, Stellenbosch, The Alphawave Group consists of nine organisations active in a...Open original article: -
January 19, 2018Landbou Weekblad 15 Des 2017 - Tegnologie wat werkTegnologie help boere om risiko en koste te bestuur. Maar wat gemaak wanneer jy sukkel om die tegnologie te kry? Jy bou dit self met die hulp van jong IT-ontwikkelaars, vertel me. Karin Cluver, produksiebestuurder van die vrugte-en-wynplaas Paul...Open original article: -
January 12, 2018Designing the SKA Telescopes – Across 18 time zones: a global effort to deliver...21 December 2017, SKA Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK – In the second part of our feature story on designing the SKA telescopes, we look back at the ongoing global effort to deliver the SKA dish prototype, with work...Open original article: -
January 11, 2018Enterprise Africa Issue 65Taking our understanding of the Universe to new heights. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the largest radio telescope ever built and capable of producing science that changes our understanding of the universe. December/January Edition of Enterprise Africa.Open original article: -
November 9, 2017MySidekick shopping app hunts down best dealsStellenbosch based tech start-up, MySidekick, has developed a shopping app that hunts down discount deals for consumers while they do their shopping at local malls.Open original article: -
October 15, 2017Selfoon-tegnologie vir veeVeediefstal en aanvalle deur roofdiere is vir eeue lank al ‘n uitdaging vir boere. Beide misdaad sowel as roofdierskade is ‘n realiteit vir veeboere oor die hele spektrum, van kleinboere tot uitgebreide boerdery-ondernemings. Die finansiële implikasies van veeverlies is...Open original article: -
August 3, 2017The sound of deep space - MeerKAT on BBCIn the emptiest corner of South Africa, telescopes are being built to search up to 9 billion light years away. Sensitive enough to detect a mobile phone signal on Jupiter, EMSS Antennas is proud to part of the MeerKAT...Open original article: -
May 15, 2017FarmTrack Ontbytsake OnderhoudJohann Botha gesels oor FarmTrack op KykNet se Ontbytsake.Open original article: -
April 4, 2017What is “Transparency in business”?“We need more transparency in our business processes”; “There isn’t enough visibility on the ground!” they say. But, what does all of this actually mean? In its most basic form, transparency in business means honesty in the way we...Open original article: -
April 3, 2017MeerKAT on Carte BlancheJust 16 months ago, the MeerKAT Radio Telescope at the Losberg site in the Karoo, had only 16 antennas that produced images of galaxies millions of light years away. Now, with 32 antennas standing tall, the MeerKAT will...Open original article: -
January 13, 2017EMSS Group invests in IoT and mobile app companyStellenbosch-based EMSS Group has invested in mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) app company, Polymorph.Open original article: -
November 15, 2016SA’s first Free Innovation movement aims to solve Stellenbosch traffic congestionAs South Africa celebrated National Transport Month throughout October, a community of innovators, technologists and free thinkers came together to help solve one of Stellenbosch – and South Africa’s – most pervasive problems: traffic congestion.Open original article: -
November 13, 2016Monitor jou vee via GPSVeediefstal en aanvalle deur roofdiere en rondloperhonde is nie net 'n groot probleem vir boere nie, maar lei ook tot groot finansiële verliese.Open original article:
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August 31, 2016#CoCreateSA results: Inspiration & Innovation!The #CoCreate2Accelerate programme has come to an inspiring end, with the launch of our first international project and a Makers-in-Residence programme!Open original article: -
June 16, 2016Sweden’s biggest contribution yet to the world’s largest radio telescopeSweden’s biggest contribution yet to the world’s biggest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), has passed a major milestone. An advanced – and beautiful – feed horn developed at Chalmers University of Technology, has been delivered for testing...Open original article: -
April 13, 2016Hitch a ride with online lift platform, CoPilotAlchemy-A has invested in a new tech startup, CoPilot, an online ride-sharing platform where students can connect and save money by sharing rides over long distances.Open original article:
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January 29, 2016FarmTrack gee boer meer beheerGPS-toestelle, wat al ’n rukkie deur graanboere gebruik word, word nou op vrugteplase ingespan. Francois Williams vertel meer.Open original article: -
January 18, 2016LaunchLab assists start-up to secure R4 million staged investmentMobile shopping application start-up, My Sidekick, secured a R4 million staged investment from Stellenbosch-based technology funder and developer Alchemy-A.Open original article:
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December 4, 2015SA mobile shopping startup MySidekick raises $280kSouth African mobile shopping application startup MySidekick has secured a ZAR4 million (US$280,000) staged investment from Stellenbosch-based technology funder and developer Alchemy-A.Open original article: -
May 5, 2015Is hierdie ontwerpwerk 'n wetenskap of is dit kuns?"Om sagteware vir kliënte te ontwikkel is net soveel kuns as wetenskap," sê Richard Barry, uitvoerende hoof van Polymorph in die Stellenbosse Tegnopark.Open original article:
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December 10, 2013Altair to Acquire EM Software & Systems - S.A. (EMSS)An agreement-in-principle has been reached between Altair and EMSS, pursuant to which Altair will acquire 100 percent of EM Software & Systems – S.A. (Pty) Ltd and its international distributor offices in the United States, Germany, and China. The...Open original article: