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South African consumers remain under financial pressure, spending less and even dipping into savings for everyday expenses. These are among the finding from the new SpendTrend25 report from Discovery Bank and Visa, the third annual collaborative report of South...
DBSA finances SA’s largest wind farm
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Termination notice sent to VMware partners
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GlobalData reveals top five GenAI trends for 2024
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Users urged to recycle e-waste
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Third party-related business interruptions ramp up
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Sovereign cloud spend heads for $250bn by 2027
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AR/VR headset market set for 2023 decline, but rebound due
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Robotics advances colorectal surgery
A robotic-assisted colorectal surgery programme is bringing minimally invasive treatment options to Johannesburg’s iconic Netcare Milpark Hospital. “Technology is not merely a nice-to-have in healthcare; where there is a compelling benefit for patients, it becomes...
$1,1bn growth in medical device cybersecurity market predicted
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