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Vodacom to appeal Please Call Me judgement again
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Microsoft to build own data centre
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Airlines, airports increase IT spend
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300m user accounts leaked in 2023
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Tech sector navigating layoffs while riding the GenAI wave
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Canon places fifth in US patent rankings; first among Japanese companies
Canon ranked fifth for the number of US patents awarded in 2023, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 38 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI Claims Patent Services. Canon has...
Logistics sees surge in African investment
Nearly 62% of global logistics professionals say their companies are planning additional or first-time investments in Africa. This is according to a survey of 830 logistics executives that forms part of the 15th annual Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a...
META ICT spend to top $238bn in 2024
Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $238-billion this year - an increase of 4,5% over 2023 - according to the latest predictions from International Data Corporation (IDC). The...
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Standard Bank Mobile now offers smartphones
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Techstars and Future Females drive gender parity
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