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An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start the recovery of Earth’s oceans after a global mass extinction. The team, led by Dr Claire Browning, an Honorary...

CEOs take the lead as AI investment gains pace

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Geoeconomic risks rise in new age of competition

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South Africans stay optimistic as they adapt to financial pressures

South African households are showing signs of meaningful financial adaptation amid ongoing cost pressures, according to TransUnion’s latest Q4 2025 Consumer Pulse Study. While inflation and affordability challenges persist, consumers are becoming more intentional in...

MTN joins forces with Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board

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Clinical trial aims to reduce HIV deaths in Africa

A new trial will test a low-cost antibiotic in reducing deaths among 8 000 patients with advanced HIV who are starting or restarting anti-retroviral therapy (ART), a combination of drugs to treat HIV. The study, called REVIVE, is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates...

Directors are key decision-makers for emerging technology investments

A significant 53% percent of organisations report their board of directors are among the main decision makers for emerging technology (ET) investments, just behind CIOs and chief technology officers (CTOs), according to a recent Gartner survey. Gartner surveyed 500...

Fuel costs leave SA’s workers on the brink

The price of petrol in South Africa is expected to approach R24 per litre in April, as global petroleum supply is affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The average price of petrol around the world over the last year was R26.15 per litre, but this is no consolation...

How to ensure that hybrid work really works

As organisations around the world make the definitive shift from remote to hybrid work, one thing is clear: the people who went home to work in 2020 are not the same people returning to the office in 2022. There's no erasing the experience of the last two years and...

Sabric engages TransUnion to help secure customer details

TransUnion South Africa has confirmed that hacking group N4aughtysecTU obtained data belonging to the bureau through the misuse of an authorised client's credentials. The personal information obtained could include names and ID numbers. Nischal Mewalall, chief...

Massive growth for AR/VR headset shipments

The worldwide market for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets grew 92,1% year over year in 2021 with shipments reaching 11,2-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly AR/VR Headset Tracker....

Improved user experiences drive smart home demand

The Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) smart home devices market saw its value increase 21,6% year on year in value last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm's newly-updated Worldwide Quarterly...

How sales leaders should respond to Russia-Ukraine war

Chief sales officers (CSOs) play an important role in an organisation's response efforts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and there are three immediate actions CSOs should prioritise, according to Gartner. CSOs play an important role in ensuring commercial efforts are...

Consumer credit card rewards set to boom

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of global consumer credit card rewards will exceed $108-billion by 2026, rising from $92-billion in 2022. This 15% growth will be driven by an increase in the adoption of co-branded credit cards by retailers...

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IS to provide 5Gbps bandwidth at rAge 2015

Internet Solutions is sponsoring South Africa’s premier gaming event – rAge - for the third consecutive year and will be providing a record breaking 5Gbps of bandwidth.  It is anticipated that the overall 122Tb of Internet traffic served during rAge in 2014, which...

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AWM360, a leading supplier of technology to the human capital management (HCM) workforce and HR markets, has been re-certfied as the premier and preferred system integrator for Kaba AG, a global manufacturer of access control and digital security solutions. AWM360 has...

A pragmatic approach to the cloud

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10 things an e-commerce Web site needs

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The Internet of Things is growing

The Internet of Things (IOT) is a huge buzz word, and it is growing hugely at the moment, making some companies and people a bit nervous, with many wondering how they will control this technology phenomenon. This is according to Derick Roberts CEO of wireless...

M-health enables efficient healthcare

The biggest tech trend in Africa, and the one that is making the biggest impact on the everyday lives of people, is the rise of smartphones and feature phones. Africa has seen the fastest uptake of mobiles in the world and mobile subscribers are set to hit half a...

The changing face of the channel

There are several hot trends affecting the channel at the moment, with business transformation at the fore, causing savvy channel players to look at specialisation and maturity. “Cloud, mobility, social media and big data trends are affecting the entire ICT industry,...

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