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Absa PMI drops in November
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African economic growth expected to outpace global forecast
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Amid a global energy crisis, the world should look to Africa
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In search of an open and inclusive metaverse
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Phishing emails still popular with hackers
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Geopolitical instability raises threat of catastrophic cyberattack
Geopolitical instability is exacerbating the risk of catastrophic cyberattacks, according to the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2023 report, which was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos. Over 93% of cybersecurity experts and 86% of...
Personalisation, data security, speed drive customer loyalty amid uncertainty
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2023 will see media blackmail, fake data leaks, more attacks via clouds
Cybercriminals will use media to blackmail organisations, alleged data leaks, and purchasing initial access to previously compromised companies on the darknet. These are among the threats that large business and government structures should prepare for in 2023,...
New 100-day goal set for faster, equitable pandemic response
Six years after its founding and three years after Covid-19 broke out in China, leading members of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) and world leaders gathered at the 53rd World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss what key...
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MFPs, lasers, inkjets decline in Western Europe
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Why storytelling is important for business
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BitCo introduces fibre to the cloud
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inQuba expands with National Interstate Insurance
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Africa leads the way with mobile data
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Data security is at the heart of PoPI
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