US, Taiwan sign new semiconductor deal
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How the news is trickling out of Iran
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Cybercriminals exploit social networks to target businesses
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Capitec, FNB first to sign up for dha’s new digital partnership
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Airtel, Vodacom sign network infrastructure agreement
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Blue Label Telecoms to change its name
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Bitcoin nears record high as Trump’s gold tariffs bite
Bitcoin is once again within striking distance of its all-time high, driven by a surge of buying as US president Donald Trump’s tariffs on physical gold push investors toward the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, says the policy shift...
WiFi 7 to drive enterprise WLAN growth in 2025
Excess inventory in the channel has been cleared, and WLAN revenue is expected to grow 12% in 2025, according to Dell’Oro Group, which adds that WiFi 7 shipments will shoot up this year – representing more than a third of Indoor AP revenues. “We expect that in 2028,...
Datatec notifies TCP as Dimensional Fund Advisors ups shareholding
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AI means people are more vital than ever in HR
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Jobjack receives R45m investment backing
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Mastercard invests in SA’s technology infrastructure
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Finnfund investment bridges the digital divide with Nokia
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IFC, RMB partner with Liquid to accelerate digital transformation
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Payment24 unveils cloud switch
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Kaspersky opens first African Transparency Centre
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MIC invests R 68,5m in Pineapple
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The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals
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Huawei advocates for accelerating Digital Africa
In his opening keynote for AfricaCom 2023, Africa's largest tech conference, currently underway in Cape Town; Leo Chen, president of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa laid out how two transformative forces, digitalisation and decarbonisation, are driving humanity towards an...
Online retailers can ensure this Black Friday is their biggest yet
Despite very clear economic challenges weighing down the pockets of most South Africans, there are signs that this year's Black Friday could be an incredibly significant one for the country's online retailers. Local appetite for online shopping has, for instance, kept...
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