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Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

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Vodacom partners with SA Rugby

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Applications now open for ISPA Inspires sponsorships

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Exposure to violence severely impacts SA’s young children

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AWS has deep roots in Cape Town

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AWS renews commitment to cloud, AI in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from AWS Summit in Sandton - AWS has already invested R15,6-billion in building infrastructure in Africa - and has committed to a further R30,4-billion. "Whether it is opening new office locations, or enabling the distribution connect backbone, or...

These are the technologies that will transform sales in the future

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IDC optimistic that smartphones on road to recovery

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 5,8% YoY in 2024 to 1,23-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The 12% growth in the first quarter - followed by 9% growth last quarter - has...

GenAI to trigger a spike in cybersecurity spend

Worldwide end user spending on information security is projected to total $212-billion in 2025 - an increase of 15,1% from 2024 - according to a new forecast from Gartner which says that this year's spend is estimated to reach $183,9-billion. "The continued heightened...

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Imperial partners with Lori Systems to expand e-logistics in Africa

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Cisco adds to SecureX platform

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First Distribution gains Veeam Accredited Service Partner status

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Flexible future for workforce who want to plug in from anywhere

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Business Analyst/BA (hybrid) contract (1857) TB – Gauteng Midrand

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