Growing cannabis use in adolescents with mental illness
A new study by the University of Cape Town's Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health has found that the prevalence of cannabis use in adolescents admitted with mental illness increased after the South African High Court ruling in 2017 to decriminalise cannabis. The...
SSE set to outpace SD-WAN revenue
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Permanent solutions needed for unemployment crisis
In the years leading up to the pandemic, chronically high unemployment had already begun eroding South Africa's economic position. Now, post-pandemic, record-high unemployment seems an impenetrable barrier to economic recovery. While the government has implemented...
Multinationals bank on new generation of African leaders
A clear trend has emerged from leadership search briefing patterns over the past six years, of global multinationals moving away from filling top African roles with expatriates towards seeking explicitly to place local leaders in key roles. An analysis by executive...
Tech sector among the least safe from breaches
The technology industry leads the list of most breached sectors, as shown in the latest study by NordPass. The research was conducted to assess the password habits of high-level executives worldwide. While there are various reasons behind these data breaches, poor...
Ford trials geofencing tech for speed reduction
Many cities and towns limit speeds around schools, hospitals and shopping areas. Seeing the signs, however, can depend on how visible they are, whether they are concealed by branches, or maybe surrounded by a cluster of other signs. Now, Ford is trialling connected...
Urgent investment needed to mitigate future disasters
The recent launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction's (UNDRR) Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction reinforce the growing body of evidence...
IBM, Red Hat technology launch into space
EnduroSat, the provider of software-defined NanoSats and Space services for business and academia, has announced that open source, hybrid cloud and AI technologies from IBM and Red Hat are part of its second mission, which is scheduled to launch to low earth orbit...
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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Tintri adds support for Microsoft Hyper-V
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Garden City upgrades radiology department
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AGS Solar retains customers with Sage CRM
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MIA introduces Samsung Wireless Enterprise
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ImproChem upgrades network solutions
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POPI benefits SA companies
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DCC offers the new Dell Precision range
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Manage and deliver medium projects from commencement to completion within the scope; budget and time agreed.Projects could be associated with any discipline e.g. property; engineering; information technology; in line with the business strategy. Desired Skills:...
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