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SA consumers hit hard by fraudsters
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Deepfake incidents on the rise
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Software engineering set to embrace AI practices
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Take-home pay, private pensions slowed in October
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Enterprise IT budgets are on the increase
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SA corporate social investment grows to R11,8bn
South African companies spent an estimated R11,8-billion on corporate social investment (CSI) in the 2023 financial year, according to corporate responsibility consultancy Trialogue's latest research findings. The spend reflects an 8% nominal and 1% real increase from...
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CA recognised for enterprise hybrid cloud management
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SUSE adds container certification for ISVs
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