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|  | | Many are under the impression that digital transformation was boosted in South Africa in 2020 due to the pandemic, but a new study suggests something else...read |
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 | JOHANNES MASITENG Cape-based startup InnoHealth recently secured seed capital for an AI-based digital healthcare platform that is set to disrupt the local healthtech space... Read |
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| |  | DANIEL TEIXEIRA If we think about the past year in business, the subscription and as-a-Service (aaS) economy has to be at the top of the trend lists... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY FIRST TECHNOLOGY Achieving the high availability, minimal downtime, and absolute data integrity that comes with hybrid cloud ingenuity... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOMAINS.CO.ZA Hosted PBX in the Cloud, also known as Cloud-based PABX, and VoIP in the Cloud, is a complete communication system that allows a business to make and take calls... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | TANISHA HEIBERG AND ZANDI SHABALALA AND HELEN REID Transnet has declared force majeure at major container terminals in the country after a cyberattack last week disrupted operations, a notice seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ESET With more time to operationalise the switch, combined with the experiences of the past year, IT security leaders and their teams will be better prepared than they were in early 2020... Read |
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| Data & Analytics |
 | Students across the African continent will be able to access to data analysis and AI training courses online, thanks to a new partnership... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | Acumen Software has launched the first phase of its free My Smart City citizen's platform for City of Johannesburg and City of Cape Town residents... Read |
 | This year the MTN Business App of the Year competition will be giving away R1m in prize money to entrepreneurs and app developers with creative ideas... Read |
| Services |
 | Walmart will begin offering several of its own technologies and capabilities to other businesses and brands seeking to better serve customers... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | Olumide Soyombo, one of Africa's most active early-stage investors in tech startups, has launched Voltron Capital - a Pan-African pre-seed and seed firm... Read |
| Technology |
 | VISHALAN MOODLEY With more South Africans shopping online than ever, retailers have had to rethink their digital strategies, especially when it comes to data analysis and optimising the supply chain, says TechSoft International Read |
 | Technology investor Prosus will pay up to R2bn in transaction fees when it buys a block of parent company Naspers' shares... Read |
 | More than 50 students will be employed in internships, 40 at Huawei, plus one or two from each of the 10 partner companies who participated at a job fair... Read |
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 | REBECCA WALKER, JO VEAREY & NICHOLAS MAPLE Migration is increasingly recognised as a determinant of health. Research shows that, in many cases, cross-border migrants arriving in new countries are healthier than the host population... Read |
 | State-owned Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is looking to acquire oil assets in order to accelerate exploration before a transition from fossil fuels reshapes the market, finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said... Read |
 | Ten companies have agreed to pay $49m to take 60% of Zimbabwe's sole gold refiner and exporter, now owned by the central bank, finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, said... Read |
 | JULIE OPPENHEIM, DANIEL MWATHE & MICAEL SEHUL Africa's Covid-19 vaccine challenges have been a bitter pill for many governments to swallow as they watch developed countries race ahead with their vaccination programmes... Read |
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 | South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme, outlined by the ministry of health, had three phases, starting with the most vulnerable population... Read |
 | All fuel types will be more expensive in August when the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy adjusts fuel prices for August... Read |
 | Strengthening your company's reputation through online platforms is an important part of brand management... Read |
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