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Speed bumps on the road to a global energy transition
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Ukraine-Russia war drives greater food insecurity
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Become an Eskom Expo judge or mentor a young scientist
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Clusters of weather extremes will increase risks to corn crops
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Cybersecurity skills gap contributed to majority of breaches
The cybersecurity skills shortage continues to have multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money. As a result, the skills gap remains a top concern for C-level executives and is...
Semiconductor revenue set for 13,6% growth
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to total $676-billion in 2022, an increase of 13,6% from 2021, according to Gartner. "The semiconductor average selling price (ASP) hike from the chip shortage continues to be a key driver for growth in the global...
Double-digital growth to continue for global smart home devices market
The worldwide market for smart home devices grew 11,7% in 2021 compared to 2020 with more than 895-million devices shipped, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Notwithstanding the market volatility due...
Women have a significant role to play in citizen development, corporate prosperity
The embracing of citizen developers by the IT industry could herald significant changes to the development of South Africa's digital future. However, the question is whether this future will involve more women. Ideally, says Joanna Baidu, sub-Saharan Africa youth lead...
What APT actors have been getting up to
According to Kaspersky's latest APT trends report for Q1 2022, advanced persistent threat (APT) actors had a busy quarter. Both recently uncovered and ongoing campaigns conducted by new and well-known operators made significant changes to the APT threat landscape....
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FreeConferenceCall.com expands globally
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Security: the platform for IoT success
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How the cloud can improve security
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Bluekey Network Solutions offer cloud-based ERP and SaaS
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Special offer with Network Platforms protected fibre link
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All-in-one printing, cloud connectivity from Canon
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New Absa tool helps users reverse debit orders
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