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Finalists for MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub announced
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Academy of Excellence aims to empowering young innovators
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AI, personalisation key to a healthy work relationship
Employees around the world are still not happy at work. The latest HP Word Relationship Index (WRI) reveals that just 28% of knowledge workers have a healthy relationship with work, a one-point increase compared to last year’s findings. However, new findings hone in...
CEO confidence rises on GNU, electricity supply
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Africa to see triple-digit growth in consumer spending
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Private partnerships sought to save Post Office
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AI fuels explosive growth in shared cloud infrastructure
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments - including dedicated and shared IT environments -...
Digital platform outlines actionable clean energy solutions
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CRS, Tandem Learning partner on development training
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Clickatell launches chat commerce workflow builder
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A new era of digital buildings
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Snr Software Developer & Team Lead (EE) (JHB) – Gauteng Midrand
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We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced .NET Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable systems that align with business needs and industry best practices. You will work...
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Application Support Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
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