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Remarkable growth forecast for AI platform software
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Permanent solutions needed for unemployment crisis
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Multinationals bank on new generation of African leaders
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Tech sector among the least safe from breaches
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Ford trials geofencing tech for speed reduction
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Urgent investment needed to mitigate future disasters
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IBM, Red Hat technology launch into space
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Hein Engelbrecht is acting-CEO of Mustek
Following the unexpected death of Mustek CEO David Kan last week (20 May 2022), long-standing MD Hein Engelbrecht has been appointed as the acting-CEO for the group. According to a statement from the company, the board met yesterday (23 May 2022) to discuss the way...
Chief economists issue dire warning
The World Economic Forum's Community of Chief Economists expects lower economic activity, higher inflation, lower real wages and greater food insecurity globally in 2022, pointing to the devastating human consequences of the fragmentation of the global economy....
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Annual IT spending in healthcare to boom
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Kyocera enhances data capturing portfolio
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E-mails to be binding in court
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QuickBooks Online launches in SA
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M-commerce changes African retail game
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