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Tech, data collection help NGOs effect social change
In April 2022, the multi-sector partnership Thrive by Five, led by the Department of Education and DataDrive2030, released their wide-ranging 2021 Thrive by Five Index, the largest open-source data set in the country of preschool child development according to early...
Where the tech cutback axe is falling
Tech layoffs stalk the land where once tech giants reigned supreme - the Covid-19 pandemic's aftermath has unleashed a massive wave of job cuts as companies scramble to adapt to a changing market. The "year of efficiency," as coined by Mark Zuckerberg, has seen over...
Strong growth forecast for PICaas
IDC has published its first-ever forecast for the performance intensive computing as a service (PICaaS) market which projects that the total worldwide PICaaS market will grow from $22,3-billion in 2021 to $103,1-billion in 2027, with a compound annual growth rate...
Digital payment cards set to take off
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of payment cards issued via digital platforms will reach 1,3-billion annually by 2027 - up from just 500-million in 2023. This growth of 170% reflects strong interest in improving the way users access and...
Clipper malware targets cryptocurrencies via fake Tor Browser
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Sustained profitability for EOH
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Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Richard Branson's space launch provider Virgin Orbit Holdings has begun a voluntary proceeding under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court to sell the business. With the support of Virgin Investments in the form of...
IBM IBM z16, LinuxONE 4 single-frame and rack-mount options
IBM has unveiled new single-frame and rack-mount configurations of IBM z16 and IBM LinuxONE 4, expanding their capabilities to a broader range of data centre environments. Based on IBM's Telum processor, the new options are designed with sustainability in mind for...
‘Proudly South African’ more than just a slogan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a grim picture of the South African economy predicting that real GDP growth will slow sharply to 0,1% in 2023, but with consumer spending set to increase by 1,9% in 2023 - and more South Africans opting to "buy local"...
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T-Systems SA wins two SAP Partner Awards
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Seychelles Xerox distributor VCS celebrates 25 years
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Cisco, IBM speed digital and cloud transformation
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Weaponised IoT attacks: what does the future hold?
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SAP Hana helps Kenyan telco thrive
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Direct Pay Online Group expands into Botswana, Namibia
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Commvault partners with Pure Storage
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We are looking for an exceptional Senior Business Analyst to join our team in Sandton, JHB.Hybrid- onsite twice a week in Sandton, JHB.Description:To apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the...
Azure DevOps Engineer
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