International tourism close to pre-pandemic levels
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Automated material handling equipment market hit $114,45bn by 2030
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Digital transformation takes off in higher education
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Cyberthreats go mainstream in Africa
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Is there a safe way to save banking details on your phone?
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Entrepreneurship hackathon takes place this weekend
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SA sim-racers finish second in Team Fordzilla Nations Cup
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JWO Grant goes to microplastics researcher
After a continentwide search, with entries from 27 countries across Africa, award-winning Dr Gideon Idowu from the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Nigeria, has become the third recipient of the annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant of...
Amazon’s e-commerce sales set for $16bn jump
As the world's largest e-commerce retailer by revenue and market capitalisation, Amazon has witnessed explosive growth over the past two years. In 2021, the e-commerce net sales of the retail giant are expected to hit over $146-billion, or $60-billion more than in...
Installed base of connected tanks to reach 22,2m
The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 4,8-million units at the end of 2020, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,5%, the active...
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Snr Systems Engineer at National Research Foundation (NRF) – Western Cape Observatory
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