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SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

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Karabo Ledwaba 26 Mar 2024

Ursula Fear, Salesforce senior talent programme manager.

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Fund launched to empower young tech entrepreneurs

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25 Mar 2024

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Social Media

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25 Mar 2024

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Nqobile Dludla 25 Mar 2024

Source: Tania Joffe, chief executive officer of Unu Health.

Mental health

Digital health: The new currency of happiness in South Africa

25 Mar 2024

South Africa's fibre network is part of the infrastructure goals.

Telecoms & Networks

AIIM-led consortium acquires fibre operator Octotel

25 Mar 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SAP ordered to pay SIU half a billion rand over 'invalid' Eskom contracts

25 Mar 2024

Apple has found success with its Macs after moving to homebaked silicon because of the incredible battery endurance. Source: Apple Newsroom

Cybersecurity

How the 'GoFetch' attack could target your Mac

Lindsey Schutters 25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group chief executive officer of FirstEquity Group.

Fintech

The emergence of insurtech is transforming the role of the broker

Vis Govender 22 Mar 2024

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Samsung South Africa 20 Mar 2024

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Technology

FCSA crypto licensing cause for cautious optimism and concerns

Lindsey Schutters 20 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

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M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

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As retailers embrace generative AI, lack of data strategy presents challenges

19 Mar 2024

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Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

19 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Visa has partnered with the renowned Egyptian football legend Mohamed Salah who is now a Visa ambassador for the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

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18 Mar 2024

Collaboration is the name of the AI migration game

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JSE teams up with AWS for major BDA overhaul

18 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

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Dell is bringing AI closer to enterprise customers with Nvidia partnership

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Dell partners with Nvidia to boost enterprise AI

18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

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Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

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Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

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African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

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Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

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Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

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MTN revenue up, but naira drags profit down

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The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

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Apple has found success with its Macs after moving to homebaked silicon because of the incredible battery endurance. Source: Apple Newsroom

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Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group chief executive officer of FirstEquity Group.

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5 AI-assisted tools that maximise workplace productivity - from your phone

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Samsung South Africa 20 Mar 2024

Surging cryptocurrency prices have brought more scrutiny to the local crypto market. Source: DS Stories/Pexels

ICTFCSA crypto licensing cause for cautious optimism and concerns

Lindsey Schutters 20 Mar 2024

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Marketing & MediaAI-powered automation: A game-changer for marketers

Natascha Torres 19 Mar 2024

As retailers embrace generative AI, lack of data strategy presents challenges

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19 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

HealthcareNelson Mandela Children’s Hospital first to receive pioneering neonatal medtech

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Source: Supplied. Visa has partnered with the renowned Egyptian football legend Mohamed Salah who is now a Visa ambassador for the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

Finance#MoSalahxVisa: Visa strikes partnership with new brand ambassador Mo Salah

18 Mar 2024

Collaboration is the name of the AI migration game

ICTJSE teams up with AWS for major BDA overhaul

18 Mar 2024

Dell is bringing AI closer to enterprise customers with Nvidia partnership

ICTDell partners with Nvidia to boost enterprise AI

18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

ICTSeacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

ICTMutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

FinanceAfrican Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

ICTMzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Crypto takes one step closer to regulation in South Africa. Source: Coinahko/Unsplash

ICTSouth Africa takes lead in crypto regulation, approving 59 licenses

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

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Marketing & MediaWe don’t rake in profits off news, Google tells Competition Commission

Georgina Crouth 14 Mar 2024

Mauro DelleMonache, CEO of Geovia

Construction & EngineeringQ&A: How Geovia is reimagining mining efficiency with digital twins

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South African business database hack raises alert for millions of companies

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Mtho Maphumulo 11 Mar 2024

"Building F1," towering above Huawei HQ in Bantian, Shenzhen, China.

ICTHuawei signs patent deals with Vivo and Amazon

Lindsey Schutters 11 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

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Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Seacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

ICTSeacom Red Sea cable repair in permitting phase, work beginning soon

8 Mar 2024

Imagine if AI wore lipstick: A leap towards inclusive innovation

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Christina Naidoo, Irvine Partners 8 Mar 2024

Yande Nomvete, operations manager for Africa at Binance

ICTYande Nomvete is championing financial inclusion in Africa through crypto

8 Mar 2024

The Cellusys team: (from left) Dan Fletcher, Scott Fairnington, Chris Daly, Iyad Al-Shihabi, Rebecca Parkin, Luanna Sena and Nick Redmayne

ICTCellusys African odyssey uncovers Spotify data fraud along the way

Lindsey Schutters 7 Mar 2024

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HealthcareUnmasking deepfakes: Navigating the threat to medical professional identity and trust

Brenda Kubheka-Chauke 7 Mar 2024