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Media flurry over Grahamstown woman's drug arrest

Wed, 14 Dec, 2011

The family of a Grahamstown resident arrested on drug charges in Thailand this week have cast a protective net around her mother's Joza home, reports Abongile Mgaqelwa, as the topic floods social network sites here and around the world.

When Grocott's Mail visited the home of 23-year-old Babsie Nobanda, family members were still locked in discussion, three days after the story of her arrest broke in international media and pictures
TECHNOLOGY

Rhodes celebrates Africa's first internet connection

Sun, 27 Nov, 2011

Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the first internet connection between sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the world began on an appropriately quirky note last Thursday evening.
ENVIRONMENT | TECHNOLOGY

Farmers balk at East London road wind farm

Wed, 23 Nov, 2011

It's a question of taste, was the reaction of environmental consultants to farmers' concerns that a proposed wind farm on the East London road would mar the landscape's appearance.
TECHNOLOGY

Eskom leaves customers in the lurch for days

Wed, 23 Nov, 2011

Many prepaid electricity users in Grahamstown had to resort to inadequate power back-up plans for four days because Eskom's national prepaid network failed.
EDUCATION | TECHNOLOGY

Graeme's astronomy whizz-kids

Fri, 4 Nov, 2011

Four Grade 7 Graeme College pupils recently took home first prize at the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) Astronomy Quiz finals, held near Bloemfontein at the Boyden Observatory.
ENVIRONMENT | TECHNOLOGY

Consumer craze spawns e-wastelands

Fri, 21 Oct, 2011

There’s nothing quite like buying a brand-new cellphone or computer. You can’t help but stroke its sleek and shiny finish every now and then.

But where is your very first cellphone now?

Chances are its fragments can be found in an impoverished neighbourhood. These are the dumpsites on the outskirts of towns and cities all over the continent, hidden from the thriving metropolitan centres.
Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are examples of countries where "slums" are becoming local and international dumping grounds for old and outdated computers, cellphones, televisions and other electronic devices. This are referred to as "e-waste".
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