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...
African alarm clock – the hadeda – just loves your lush lawn
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Telecoms is ‘the gateway to the future’
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SA publishers challenge Google and Meta at Competition Commission
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Ransomware remains relentless … and more destructive
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African Development Bank approves historic health infrastructure strategy
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What happens inside a cybercrime war-room?
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Why is Open RAN important?
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VMware puts people in the centre of its 6G vision
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