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Africa: Xenophobia – Nigeria’s Patience Wearing Thin, Fani-Kayode Tells South Africa

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that growing xenophobic hostility towards Nigerians and other African nationals threatens the spirit of solidarity that helped end apartheid. He recalled Nigeria’s estimated $61 billion contribution to South Africa’s liberation struggle. He said South Africa must replace hostility towards fellow Africans with Pan-Africanism, mutual respect…

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Africa: Laying On Thin Water – the Looming Danger of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Subsea Repair Vessel Deficit

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago018 mins

Submarine fibre-optic cables (subsea telecommunications cables) handle up to 99% of our global internet traffic and communications, underlining the operations of numerous businesses and institutions across the world. Their continued proliferation will bring higher network speeds and connect more people and regions to digital communications. Yet, whilst the world is on a roll in laying…

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Africa: Sunscreen for Lakes and Dams – Could a Thin Floating Layer of Nanomaterial Shield Water From Evaporation?

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

Water stored in dams and reservoirs for humans to use often evaporates, especially in hot regions like southern Africa. Rising temperatures speed evaporation up, leaving less water for people, farming and industry. Daniel Kwasi Kpeglo has just completed a PhD in physics. He explains his laboratory research into a new design – a thin nanomaterial…

Data centre ‘critical infrastructure’ tag welcomed, but detail still thin

eriinfo.com9 months ago09 mins

South Africa’s data centre industry has cautiously welcomed the government’s move to designate data centres as critical infrastructure, though key details – including what incentives will be offered and how the policy will be implemented – remain unclear. As TechCentral reported on Wednesday, finance minister Enoch Godongwana used his budget speech to place data centre…