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Absa PMI inches up as challenges linger
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Another ‘scramble for Africa’
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Africa gets its first AWS Outposts Innovation Lab
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Food price inflation pushes millions into poverty
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Half of employees use unauthorised file services to complete work
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Employee health and well-being key in 2022
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EV versus ICE – A cost per kilometre comparison
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redAcademy to fast-track youth into software development
redPanda Software has launched redAcademy, a standalone software development training academy which will give high school graduates the opportunity to fast-track their IT careers. redAcademy MD Jessica Carroll says that the academy's mission is to provide real...
5G key to an immersive metaverse
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