SA sees breakthrough CAD treatment

The world’s first polymeric bio-resorbable drug-eluting vascular scaffold (BVS) for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD) is now available in South Africa from Baroque Medical. CAD, a narrowing of one or more arteries that supply blood to the heart, is the...

BlackBerry commits to its handset business

BlackBerry has scotched rumours, following a Reuters article, that it may exit the handset business. Interim CEO John Chen, writing on the company’s official blog, stresses the importance of devices in BlackBerry’s end-to-end strategy. “Reuters published an article...

XDSL extends footprint with DFA’s fibre

XDSL, a local Internet service provider (ISP), has entered into an agreement with Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and Conduct, DFA’s last-mile fibre network subsidiary. The agreement provides XDSL with access to DFA’s 8 000km of installed fibre, increasing the footprint and...

Cheaters use WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter

The extramarital dating site for married and attached people, Victoria Milan, revealed that 83% of cheaters use mobile technologies to contact their lovers. The study was conducted among 12 500 female and male cheaters from the US, the UK, Germany, France and Spain,...

DiData spreads its wings in West Africa

Dimension Data has increased its presence in West Africa by opening an office in Ghana. The group has been operating in the West African market for a decade with an operation in Nigeria. In addition, Dimension Data has offices in Nigeria through its subsidiary...