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Intelsat 36 begins service for Africa's MultiChoice

2016-10-06 09:00:55| Digital TV News

Intelsat (NYSE: I) has announced that the Intelsat 36 satellite has entered service, providing broadcasting and direct-to-home (DTH) services for Africas MultiChoice, the leading DTH platform in South Africa.

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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's first electric railway

2016-10-05 15:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Africa's first modern electrified railway line was today (5 October) inaugurated in Ethiopia, linking the country's capital, Addis Ababa, with the Red Sea port of Djibouti.

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Africa's portable solar revolution is thwarting thieves

2016-09-26 12:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: When South Africas government started giving laptops to off-grid schools, James van der Walt spotted an opportunity for a solar business. But his market research revealed a problem: of 12 schools he visited, 11 had previously lost solar panels to thieves. So he decided to pack his system into a reinforced shipping container, creating a secure, mobile power station that could be shut away at the end of each day. The prototype Solar Turtle has survived its first year powering a school in the Eastern...

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