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Remote patient monitoring surges as healthcare sector takes strain
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ChatGPT raises red flags by acing MBA exam
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Radical transformation needed for future healthcare crises
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Top priorities for effective chief data, analytics officers
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Update on the Energy Action Plan
The National Energy Crisis Committee (NECOM) has released a six-month progress update on implementation of the Energy Action Plan. This update follows a period of load shedding which was escalated to stage 6 due to a high number of breakdowns across Eskom's generation...
2Africa subsea cable lands in the Eastern Cape
The 2Africa subsea cable, the largest subsea cable system in the world, has landed at the Vodacom network facility in Gqeberha. This is the first submarine cable landing in the Eastern Cape region, promising greater internet capacity and acceleration of connectivity...
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Credit card versus cash in Africa …
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Red Hat bridges hybrid, multi-cloud deployments
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