Further reading:

• From the editor's desk: Making an aaS of ourselves
  28 August 2019, Technews Publishing, News
  First of all, I must extend the sincere apologies of Technews Publishing to Hi-Q Electronics. We have worked closely with Hi-Q for many years and yet still managed to get its address and contact details ...
  
• Electronics news digest
  28 August 2019, News
  South Africa •Canadian technology company Sciencetech is now distributed in South Africa by Intercal. For over 33 years, Sciencetech’s products have been exported to countries around the world, within ...
  
• Clearing the static: Electrostatic packaging - Topic 6
  28 August 2019, Altico Static Control Solutions, News
  The purpose of electrostatic discharge (ESD) packaging is to protect ESD-sensitive objects from ESD damage; especially when items are being transported outside of the designated ESD protected area. ESD ...
  
• What can sport teach us about MRO procurement?
  28 August 2019, RS Components (SA), News
  Just like triathlon transitions, if you don?t respect the details and aren?t supportive about making manufacturing flexible, as a supplier you aren?t contributing to your customers? success.
  
• AREI hosts industry for business breakfast
  28 August 2019, News
  Attendees of a business breakfast hosted by AREI (Association of Representatives for the Electronics Industry) on 24 July were treated to an inspirational talk by computer scientist and entrepreneur Stafford Masie.
  
• Win a Microchip evaluation kit
  28 August 2019, News
  Dataweek readers are being offered the chance to win a SAM L21 Xplained Pro evaluation kit for evaluating and prototyping with Microchip Technology’s ultra-low-power SAM L21 ARM Cortex-M0+ based microcontrollers ...
  
• Wits University to feature at AI Expo Africa
  28 August 2019, News
  Wits University will be sending a high-level delegation to this year’s AI Expo Africa, where it will launch a major research initiative that is intended to bring about a step change in scientific research ...
  
• u-blox sells 500 millionth GNSS receiver
  28 August 2019, RF Design, News
  u-blox recently sold its 500 millionth global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. As the only technology capable of delivering absolute position anywhere on the planet, GNSS-based positioning ...
  
• New African AI initiative at Wits University
  28 August 2019, News
  The Molecular Sciences Institute (MSI) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, in partnership with the Cirrus Initiative, today announced plans for a new artificial ...
  
• Wits University to feature at AI Expo Africa
  31 July 2019, News
  Wits University will be sending a high-level delegation to this year’s AI Expo Africa, where it will launch a major research initiative that is intended to bring about a step change in scientific research ...
  
• Celebrating 15 years of Laser Stencil Technology
  31 July 2019, Laser Stencil Technology, News
  Since its inception in 2004, Laser Stencil Technology has grown into a prominent figure in the South African electronics manufacturing industry. Having been involved in circuit board manufacturing using ...
  
• From the editor’s desk: Embedded computing drives change
  31 July 2019, Technews Publishing, News
  Mike Goodyer says it best in the title of his article on page 16: “The only constant is change.” While he meant that in relation to developments at Microtronix Manufacturing and within the local electronics ...