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Die duiwel gaan Kaap toe, vra vir Gatiep: "Do you know who I am?"  Gatiep sê: "Nei, ma' gee my 'n hint".  Duiwel sê: "I am the prince of darkness".  Gatriep: "Dan werk jy mos vir ESKOM!"
 

arivia.kom COO resigns

b_hugo_knoetzeHugo Knoetze, the Chief Operating Officer of state-owned entity arivia.kom, has resigned.  Hugo will be leaving the company at end of June to take up the position of COO at black-owned Masana Technologies, an IT outsourcing group formed in 1997 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the PEU Investment Group.

 Hugo was instrumental in the formation of arivia.kom, which was created by merging the IT divisions of Dene, Eskom and Transnet.  He was the lead consultant of CAP Gemini Consulting, who crafted the formation of arivia.kom.  He hoined the company early 2001 as Chief Financial Officer and was later appointed as COO.

 During his reign as COO, Hugo started a restructuring program in the operating divisions of arivia.kom.  According to Knoetze this process has now been concluded and the company has good leadership to take it forward. 

Last Updated ( Friday, 09 June 2006 )
 
Motorola phones high in radiation

How sensitive is South Africans about cellphone radiation?  Are we bothered about this?  Well, it seems that maybe we should at least take note of the fact that certain phones may have higher radiation levels than others.

CNET recently published results of radiation tests of cell phones in the USA. If the allegations that cell phones radiation can harm the human brain has scared you, then you need to be very cautious and concerned about your Hello Moto model.

Motorola radiationIn fact, Motorola scored the highest radiation figures in eight of the ten tests. The C290, a model released two months ago makes it to the list. This is a clear indication that it is not only the older phones, but also new models that might pose a risk.

Source: Engadet - To read full artice, click here

Last Updated ( Friday, 09 June 2006 )
 
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