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Human error fuels breaches as cybersecurity training lags
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SA shines at WSIS awards
South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has won an award from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), for using emerging technologies to bridge the digital divide and advance socio-economic progress. Nineteen winners were...
High-speed broadband drives OTT market
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Eskom Expo empowers young scientists through regional fairs
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Nominations open for Africa’s top ICT professionals
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Standard Bank throws its weight behind EWA
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AI takes us way beyond 4IR
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Supply chain managers warned to adapt or die
Businesses that do not adapt to ongoing disruptions risk extinction. This was the message delivered by supply chain expert and author Carol Ptak at this year’s 47th annual SAPICS Conference, who deliver a bold wake-up call to an industry facing the new reality of...
UN Broadband Commission reviews 15 years of progress
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