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DNA of early Neanderthal gives timeline for new modern human-related dispersal from Africa

2017-07-04 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Ancient mitochondrial DNA from the femur of an archaic European hominin is helping to resolve the complicated relationship between modern humans and Neanderthals. The genetic data recovered by the research team, led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the University of TÃ¼bingen, provides a timeline for a proposed hominin migration out of Africa that occurred after the ancestors of Neanderthals arrived in Europe by a l…

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Coca-Cola Africa appoints Roger Gauntlett GM of South Africa

2017-06-28 16:19:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

The Coca-Cola Co's Africa unit has named Roger Gauntlett general manager of its South Africa operations.

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Peugeot returns to the pick-up market in Africa; 2.5L diesel

2017-06-23 12:55:47| Green Car Congress

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Vodacom South Africa reaches 500 Mbps on live 4G+

2017-06-21 09:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Vodacom said it has become the first operator in South Africa to break the 500 Mbps barrier on its live LTE-Advanced (4G+) network. The test was carried out using a Samsung Galaxy S8+, and Ookla measured the speed at 549.99 Mbps. It was run on a commercial, LTE-Advanced base station at the Vodacom regional office in Nelspruit (Mpumalanga) on 06 June using all three frequency bands. A total bandwidth of 35 MHz was used, by carrier-aggregating three different spectrum bands of 10 MHz of 900 MHz, 10 MHz of 1800 MHz and 15 MHz of 2100 MHz Vodacom spectrum.

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