Thanks to Muti, I came across an article from IOL announcing a solar power breakthrough pioneered by South African researchers. The article claimed that the new panels will allow a house to receive all of its electricity from the solar panels, even in winter, and that the panels will be available in South Africa within… Continue reading Solar power breakthrough
Month: February 2006
Those cartoons, the SA blogosphere’s response, and the 2005 World Press Freedom Index
I’ve been pleased to see that many local bloggers have been writing about the Danish cartoons, and the recent court interdict. Some blogs that have commented: Cosmic Seriosity Balance expresses surprise at the interdict, and cannot see how it is justified. Politics.za is a little blunter, calling it bullshit Commentary says the High Court got… Continue reading Those cartoons, the SA blogosphere’s response, and the 2005 World Press Freedom Index
Launch of Google News SA
Google have finally launched Google News South Africa. It took a lot longer than I expected, but it’ll be interesting to see how well it works, and the response, if any, from the big publishers. At a very superficial first glance, all the big local publishers are there, and international news seems to be more… Continue reading Launch of Google News SA