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South African astronomers join forces with Nasa to study Pluto
Pluto remains an important object for study, though. Today it is considered one of many dwarf planets beyond Neptune, in a doughnut-shaped region of mostly icy debris orbiting the Sun called the Kuiper Belt . These outskirts of the solar system remain largely unexplored. They were first reached
Cell C stores to be sold in franchising plan
The mobile operator, which is the focus of a turnaround being led by CEO Jorge Mendes, said in a statement on Wednesday that the store franchise model is "in line with the strategy to leverage partnerships and collaboration to boost revenue and drive growth". The company plans to retain
Another arrest as MultiChoice targets streaming pirates
On Wednesday, TechCentral reported that MultiChoice , working with specialised Western Cape police, had made an arrest of an individual behind the Waka TV streaming operation. Now, in another enforcement action, a suspect has been arrested in Gauteng for the "illegal sale of internet st
South Africans head to the polls in crucial election
South Africans vote in an election on Wednesday that looks set to reshape a political landscape dominated for three decades by the party that Nelson Mandela led to power. The ANC has won every vote since the end of white-minority rule in 1994, but its support slipped from a pea