Henry Adams, Country Manager, InterSystems South Africa. (Image: InterSystems) South Africa stands at a critical point in its healthcare evolution. While the vision of a comprehensive digital health record for every citizen is appealing, the reality is more complex and far more achievable if we approach it with honesty and pragmatism. Over the past decade,…
Measurement result of surface contaminant distribution Rigaku Corporation, a global solution partner in X-ray analytical systems and a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”) has launched sales of the XHEMIS (pronounced “ZEM-mis”) TX-3000, a total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) system that supports analysis of trace contamination on…
The popular Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg has unveiled a gigantic new hybrid energy system comprising 1.3MW of solar power, a 7.2MWh battery system, a 4.5MW inverter and three 1MW dual-fuel diesel/gas generators. According to Wally Weber of UT Energy and project manager for the Rosebank Mall implementation, the system is managed by a real-time telemetry…
Lamer said closer analysis can find that FEMA’s approximated maps can overestimate flood risks — something clients are usually hoping for. “I’ve had lenders say, ‘Prove to me we’re out of the floodplain’ and we do the work and you’re 30 feet above the river,” Lamer said of FEMA’s original mapping. “That’s how inaccurate these…
In Kabul’s narrow alleys and quiet courtyards, boys dressed in white caps and tunics diligently recite Quranic verses across an expanding network of madrassas – religious schools that increasingly bridge critical gaps in Afghanistan’s struggling education system. Public schools continue to function, but their effectiveness has diminished due to resource constraints, insufficient teaching staff and…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on his colleague African leaders to rise to the occasion and redesign the continent’s health architecture. Addressing the opening session of the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra yesterday, President Mahama said the platform must be the springboard for sustainable health financing on the continent. “In this moment, we…
Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some US$12 billion a year, global health has been relegated to a corner of a restructured State Department governed by an “America First”…
ANTS is urging passengers to plan ahead and arrive two hours before domestic departures and three hours before international departures Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) has reported a critical Air Traffic Control systems failure which is impacting flight management operations at OR Tambo International Airport, the busiest airport on the continent of Africa. In…
Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), a state-owned company, said on Friday that there has been a “systems failure” at OR Tambo International Airport that disrupting flights. OR Tambo is South Africa’s busiest airport, and a hub for the Southern African region. ATNS said the system failure on Friday — a busy day for the…
Households and businesses are now required to register all rooftop solar power installations. But electricity users have been swimming in a sea of confusion about the new rules, when they come into force and what penalties are involved. The new requirements form part of Eskom’s small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) programme. TechCentral asked the utility for…
