South African police will crack down hard on anybody throwing old fridges from high-rise buildings during the New Year's holiday, they say

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South African corpse fails to rise again
(Reuters)

South African corpse fails to rise again
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Reuters - South African police are going to court to demand the burial of a 77-year-old man who has been dead seven weeks despite his family saying a "prophet" had foretold his resurrection, police say.

Crime spurs South African inventors to
find high-tech solutions

Crime spurs South African inventors to
find high-tech solutions 12/29/2004 06:29 PM
South African inventors are devising ingenious ways of staying ahead of criminals, including a "smart gun" that snaps digital pictures of the intended target and a computer that sends out an alert if stolen.

Tiscali flogs South African ISP

Tiscali flogs South African ISP 08/23/2004 06:18 AM
Concentrating on Europe

South African Genealogy Helper

South African Genealogy Helper 11/01/2003 04:14 PM

South African MPs re-elect Mbeki

South African MPs re-elect Mbeki 04/23/2004 03:03 PM
In a unanimous vote, MPs in Cape Town elect Thabo Mbeki as president for a second five-year term.

throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals

throwing marbles under the hooves of
police horses and using slingshots to
pelt the animals 07/13/2004 01:39 AM
Anarchists Plan To Disrupt The Republican National Convention .. They are no better than the terrorists themselves .. anarchists

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South Africa: ICANN Gets African Flavour

South Africa: ICANN Gets African Flavour 07/27/2004 05:58 PM
AllAfrica.com Jul 27 2004 8:40PM GMT

SchmartBOARD Signs South African
Distributor

SchmartBOARD Signs South African
Distributor 09/16/2004 03:30 AM
SchmartBOARD, a company who manufacturers a new type of tool to help engineers, students, and hobbyists create electronic circuits, has signed South African distributor K.H. Distributors. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

South African villages to get digital
cinema network

South African villages to get digital
cinema network 04/05/2005 09:23 PM
Xeni Jardin: Excerpt from Variety article:

The vast majority of South Africa's 40-million people have never been to the cinema, kept away by the legacy of apartheid, poverty and language barriers. But the nation's exhibs are hoping to change that by using the indigenous filmmaking along with digital technology to connect to the missing multitudes (...)

Starting in September, Shout Africa will roll out 20 digital cinemas around the country where facilities are most lacking, to make the movies affordable and accessible. Shout Africa chief executive Lance Samuels says that for local producers, these cinemas will provide another distribution outlet as well as the opportunity to build new audiences.

Locally produced films in indigenous languages and English will be shown alongside foreign features, with subtitles in the vernacular language of the region of the cinema.Besides the usual popcorn and soft drinks, popular traditional township foods such as maize porridge, spicy sausages, samp (hominy), mealies (corn on the cob) and fried chicken will be on sale to help make the d-cinema experience more African.

Samuels says d-cinemas will be located in revamped township community centers to create a quality experience, including comfortable chairs, high quality digital projection and state of the art surround sound. And, hoping to seal the deal, prices will be much lower than at urban multiplexes.

Wonder what kind of gear the company will be installing? Will this be true cinema-grade digital projection, or something cruddier and lower-res (and, hence, more affordable)? Either way, it's fascinating news, and points to one of the greatest promises of this technology. Which hardware manufacturer(s) will be involved?

Here's more info on the "Shout Africa" d-cinema initiative, Link, by way of Sithengi -- a company that promotes the South African television and film industry.

Link to Variety story (paid sub required, but the story seems to be largely cribbed from the Sithengi press release anyway... )

Previously on BB: The Cuban Revolution, and Ireland's movie theaters to convert within a year?

South African Tamils to set up computer
college in Sri Lanka

South African Tamils to set up computer
college in Sri Lanka 05/15/2004 08:19 PM
Sunday Times South Africa May 16 2004 0:23AM GMT

South African tycoon sues over flash car
(Reuters)

South African tycoon sues over flash car
(Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - A top South African businessman and former politician is suing DaimlerChrysler for saying he owns a super-luxury limousine, amid criticism the country's anti-apartheid icons have sold out to make millions.

Hitachi Predicts 3D Hard Disks by Year's
End

Hitachi Predicts 3D Hard Disks by Year's
End 04/04/2005 06:31 AM

South African telephone monopoly to go
ahead with lay-offs despite court ban
(AFP)

South African telephone monopoly to go
ahead with lay-offs despite court ban
(AFP) 08/16/2004 12:27 PM
AFP - South African fixed line monopoly Telkom vowed to go ahead with plans to cut 4,000 jobs despite a court injunction forcing the state-run enterprise to seek agreement with the unions.

South African Government Launches
Colorful Condoms (Reuters)

South African Government Launches
Colorful Condoms (Reuters) 06/15/2004 07:04 AM
Reuters - The South African government, criticized for its slow response to the AIDS pandemic, launched a brand of brightly wrapped condoms Monday in a bid to enhance their appeal in the battle against HIV/AIDS.

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters)

South African loses rare coin in meter
(Reuters) 07/21/2004 11:07 AM
Reuters - A South African woman has mistakenly plunked a 100-year-old gold coin worth more than $1,000 into a parking meter while shopping without her glasses, a newspaper has reported.

South African Man Kills Designer for
Criticizing Home (Reuters)

South African Man Kills Designer for
Criticizing Home (Reuters) 06/15/2004 07:04 AM
Reuters - A South African man told a court how he hacked to death his interior designer because she criticized his decor, local newspapers reported on Tuesday.

Toshiba 60GB 1.8-inch hard drive due by
year's end

Toshiba 60GB 1.8-inch hard drive due by
year's end 08/04/2004 11:53 AM
Toshiba today officially announced the 60GB version of its 1.8-inch hard disk drive, which is expected to make its way into the next iPod revision...

Some investors find Google hard to crack

Some investors find Google hard to crack 08/17/2004 07:39 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Aug 17 2004 12:24PM GMT

South African lessons: Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC)

South African lessons: Human Sciences
Research Council (HSRC) 06/05/2005 11:52 PM
One of the most interesting presentations at this fantastic conference was given by Eve Gray, of Eve Gray & Associates. Gray was asked to study the publishing strategy of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in South Africa. This research institution had a traditional strategy of publishing lots of research books, and selling them. Gray convinced them to change their strategy -- to give away all their research books for free online, and offer a high quality print-on-demand service for anyone who wants the paper version. The result: "the sales turnover of the publishing department has risen by 300%." As she concluded her presentation, "giving away books and lead to an increase in our book sales." There's much much more in her interesting analysis. She has generously offered it for downloading. Here's the press release.

Terrorist-proof buildings from new
high-tech sensors

Terrorist-proof buildings from new
high-tech sensors 04/11/2005 05:47 PM
PhysOrg.com Apr 11 2005 9:24PM GMT

Terrorist-Proof Buildings from High-Tech
Sensors

Terrorist-Proof Buildings from High-Tech
Sensors 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
Red Nova Apr 11 2005 3:43PM GMT

S.African police net 135 suspects in
raid

S.African police net 135 suspects in
raid 07/28/2004 02:45 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jul 28 2004 6:42PM GMT

Regulators crack down on Internet
providers, phone companies that make it
hard to quit

Regulators crack down on Internet
providers, phone companies that make it
hard to quit 11/12/2003 01:08 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Nov 12 2003 10:53AM ET

Need a break from coding? Take a holiday
in the South of France

Need a break from coding? Take a holiday
in the South of France 05/08/2004 03:24 AM
Take a break in the Provence, South of France in this villa, near Saint Tropez. It is in a really unspoilt setting and has a breathtaking, panoramic sea view.

Police to crack down on porn services on
line

Police to crack down on porn services on
line 04/02/2005 12:13 AM
China Economic Net Apr 2 2005 4:29AM GMT

Police crack down on mobile phone thefts

Police crack down on mobile phone thefts 12/17/2003 06:08 AM
U R Nicked

Police crack online gambling scheme in
Yiwu

Police crack online gambling scheme in
Yiwu 07/12/2004 05:25 PM
CHINAdaily Jul 12 2004 9:18PM GMT

New Mexico State Police Crack Down on
Cyber Crime

New Mexico State Police Crack Down on
Cyber Crime 12/24/2004 01:07 PM
Officer.com Dec 23 2004 1:42AM GMT

"I once had a high that not even crack
cocaine could match."

"I once had a high that not even crack
cocaine could match." 05/14/2004 07:22 PM
Cold Turkey by Kurt Vonnegut.

Police in New Brunswick use new forensic
techniques to crack cold cases

Police in New Brunswick use new forensic
techniques to crack cold cases 01/11/2004 11:35 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 11 2004 4:35PM ET

Italian police crack down on Internet
child porn ring

Italian police crack down on Internet
child porn ring 06/17/2005 04:27 PM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 16 2005 8:53PM GMT

Police crack case of missing orang-utan
(Reuters)

Police crack case of missing orang-utan
(Reuters) 08/13/2004 09:04 AM
Reuters - Thirty-six orang-utans, which went missing from a Bangkok zoo infamous for its kick-boxing primates, have been found and had not died of pneumonia as the zoo's owners had claimed, police say.

Police Crack Down on Internet Posts
Mourning Kim Il-sung's Death

Police Crack Down on Internet Posts
Mourning Kim Il-sung's Death 07/08/2004 08:56 AM
Digital Chosun Jul 8 2004 12:18PM GMT

Last Year's Best Stocks Included
High-Tech Turnarounds

Last Year's Best Stocks Included
High-Tech Turnarounds 01/05/2005 10:01 PM
Investors Business Daily Jan 6 2005 1:36AM GMT

Tiny hard drives deliver holiday cheer

Tiny hard drives deliver holiday cheer 12/23/2003 04:35 PM
ZDNet Dec 23 2003 3:09PM ET

ComScore, Verisign Log Rise In Online
Holiday Sales

ComScore, Verisign Log Rise In Online
Holiday Sales 12/30/2004 04:55 PM
InternetWeek Dec 30 2004 7:03PM GMT

Online Sales Rise Dramatically For '04
Holiday Season

Online Sales Rise Dramatically For '04
Holiday Season 12/29/2004 10:15 PM
Information Week Dec 30 2004 1:41AM GMT

VeriSign reports holiday online
transactions rise 39%

VeriSign reports holiday online
transactions rise 39% 12/24/2003 04:08 AM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 24 2003 3:06AM ET

Ritz Interactives holiday sales rise 30%
over year ago

Ritz Interactives holiday sales rise 30%
over year ago 12/18/2003 04:54 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 18 2003 4:07PM ET
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