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Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

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Technology changes how fans consume sport experiences

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Huawei settles labour dispute with employment equity plan

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Healthcare industry slowly switching on to multicloud

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15 startups chosen for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Google has announced the participants in Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 7. The selected startups are developing solutions in areas such as healthcare, education, fleet management, logistics automation and recruiting. The seventh class includes 15 tech...

Dormant IPv4 addresses could help mitigate expected network outages

Global internet outages have been increasing since the beginning of the pandemic. And the world's reliance on a stable internet connection will only continue to grow, which has led to gloomy predictions regarding its resiliency due to immense user traffic. However,...

SA IT industry loses a leading light

By Mark Davison - One of the South African IT industry’s most admired and ebullient executives, Jacques Malherbe, chief technology officer of the Axiz group of companies, has died. He was 67-years-old. He suffered a suspected heart attack at his home in Johannesburg...

Shenzhen lockdown could impact tech supply chain

The global technology supply chain could be adversely affected by the latest round of lockdowns in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The city, home to more than 17-million people, houses the head offices of Huawei and Tencent, as well as the factories that turn out most...

Employers should brace for mass talent exodus

IT workers are more inclined to quit their jobs than employees in other functions, with a 10,2% lower intent to stay than non-IT employees -- the lowest out of all corporate functions, according to a survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 18 000 employees globally in Q4...

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