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  2. List of South African inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    The prototype CT scanner Dolosse - Cape Town, South Africa 1960–1980. 1961, the Black & Decker Workmate, a portable, multipurpose workbench, was invented by Ron Hickman, and has since sold about 30 million units around the world. 1963, the CT scan, or CAT scan, was invented by Allan MacLeod Cormack.

  3. WPP-Scangroup - Wikipedia

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    WPP-Scangroup Limited. WPP-Scangroup is a subsidiary of WPP and is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. It is the largest marketing and communication group operating a multi-agency model across multiple disciplines in Sub-Saharan Africa. The group comprises the ad agencies Ogilvy Africa, SCANAD, JWT and BluePrint Marketing; media firms ...

  4. List of companies of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Location of South Africa. South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country.

  5. Video games in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The video games sector in South Africa is one of the largest video games markets and Esports scenes in Africa. [1] The video games sector has overtaken the South African market in movies and music in market value [2] and is still rapidly increasing. [3] [4] [5] In 2016 the South African games industry advocacy group, Interactive Entertainment ...

  6. South Africa - Wikipedia

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    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA or R.S.A.), is the southernmost country in Africa.It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini.

  7. Computer Society of Southern Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Computer Society of South Africa is a representative association for ICT practitioners and professionals throughout South Africa . The Computer Society of South Africa focuses its activities, events and publications in five primary areas: ICT Policy representing industry practitioners at a local level. Education and training to elevate the ...

  8. History of computed tomography - Wikipedia

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    The first computed tomography (CT) system capable of producing images of any part of the human body without the need for a cumbersome "water tank" was the Automatic Computerized Transverse Axial (ACTA) scanner, designed by Dr. Robert S. Ledley, DDS, at Georgetown University. This revolutionary machine was equipped with 30 photomultiplier tubes ...

  9. Incredible Connection - Wikipedia

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    Incredible Connection is a consumer electronics and IT retailer active in southern Africa. Software connection was founded in 1989 by entrepreneurs Michael Glezerson (Australia) and Michael David Smith (Australia). The initial store was located in Sandton City, Johannesburg. In 1995 the first Incredible connection opened in Woodmead, Johannesburg.