Obituary: Stephan Nel
Stephan Nel, founder and CEO of the Omni Group of companies, has passed away. Nel was born in Potchefstroom on 18 February 1977 and died in Pretoria on 10 April 2024. A lifelong entrepreneur, he started his career in the IT industry at the age of 16, operating out of...
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Nasa discovers a black hole in the Milky Way
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Intel launches 12th Gen Intel Core HX processors for mobile workstations
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Ransomware gangs take on a new face in 2022
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Emotet retains top spot in malware rankings
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Majority of South Africans are over-indebted
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Intel talks trust at Intel Vision
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