Trade tension skews smartphone shipments
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Hisense SA launches locally-manufactured TV
Hisense SA has launched its high-end CanvasTV which is manufactured in South Africa. The CanvasTV range is produced at Hisense SA’s facility in Atlantis, in the Western Cape. The product is available in 55-inch and 65-inch models (55S7N and 65S7N), with a recommended...
SA operators keep Africa connected despite cable breaks
With only three of the 10 undersea cables that connect South Africa to the world still in operation, it is quite remarkable that the region remains as well connected as it is. This is the view of Edward Lawrence of the Workonline Group, who says: "The cable breaks on...
Social innovation key to addressing inequity
A report by the Schwab Foundation's Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship outlines a series of social innovation solutions for integrating racial and ethnic equity into business practices and unlocking economic growth worldwide. The report, Innovating for...
Mzansi citizens urged to give an hour for Earth
WWF South Africa wants all South Africans to come together for this year's Earth Hour celebration - and, no, it doesn't involve turning off the lights. Over the years, Earth Hour has shone the spotlight on issues of climate change, nature loss and the interrelated...
Innovation and collaboration needed to avert a water crisis
South Africa is facing the prospect of a critical water crisis that threatens the nation's social, economic, and environmental well-being. By Poovandran Pillay, executive at Nedbank CSI The challenges are multifaceted, stemming from a combination of factors such as...
We need to see droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin
Climate change policymakers should be addressing droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin, rather than separate phenomena. By Karen King, climate resilience director, and Pepijn van Ravesteyn, climate resilience specialist at Royal HaskoningDHV As changes to...
WaterWeek highlights urgency for water resiliency interventions
South Africa's National Water Week (20-26 March), and World Water Day (22 March), coincide this year with uproar in Johannesburg as large swathes of the city have been facing recurrent water outages or low supply - not for days, but for months. The challenges that...
SA unveils infrastructure plans
South Africa's latest infrastructure developments and investment opportunities were unpacked by a high-level panel of government stakeholders at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa in Cape Town earlier this week. "Infrastructure...
Retailers embrace GenAI – but lack of data strategy is a problem
Global retailers are quickly adopting generative AI to personalise and improve in-store and online shopping experiences - but nearly half of the 1 300 retailers surveyed by Salesforce and the Retail AI Council are struggling to make their data accessible. And just 42%...
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iHealthcare companies list on 4AX
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Makro adds customer care via WhatsApp
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