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Industry experts warn that Usaasa’s dysfunction has failed the rural South African communities it was meant to benefit.
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Industry experts warn that Usaasa’s dysfunction has failed the rural South African communities it was meant to benefit.

South Africa faces a talent dilemma as AI boosts productivity but skills shortages and trust gaps threaten growth, says Mercer SA.
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It’s no Pixel 10a, but the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is a close second if you’re after a midrange phone in the US.

Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.

Marine insurers and oil traders want to know what’s going on in one of the world’s most critical waterways. As the volume of disappearing ships in the area increases, analysts are getting creative.

The fibre network operator brings connectivity to schools in multiple provinces, including underserved rural areas.

No consumer data was breached after files allegedly containing sensitive payment system data appeared on the dark web, says Adumo.

At the ITWeb AI Summit 2026, Discovery Vitality’s Sandra Lehmann will explain why humans bring something to AI that the technology cannot do alone: imagine the question worth asking.

Music veteran Charles Goldstuck has warned Africa risks becoming a consumer, not a shaper, of generative AI music.
Tokyo is succeeding where the rest of the world has failed, reducing its reliance on Beijing for crucial rare earth elements—thanks to an enormous underwater deposit discovered on a remote island.

Prosus sells a 4.5% stake in its German delivery platform to Uber, as it fulfils EU conditions tied to its Just Eat Takeaway acquisition.

When it comes to operational efficiency, you need to work smarter, and not necessarily harder, so no matter what size your business is, you are going to want to make sure you have the right tech tools to help you streamline your processes, reduce manual work, and free up your time for those tasks that […]
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.

The new Sisvel Point of Sale (POS) patent pool, announced on 1 April, has added three new licensors in the last two weeks.

Prosus has sold a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber, advancing on commitments to the European Commission.

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Intel has launched a new budget-focused Core Series 3 processor line for lower-cost laptops — “Intel’s response to budget CPUs that are appearing in laptops like the Apple MacBook Neo,” writes PCWorld’s Mark Hachman. From the report: Intel unexpectedly launched the Core Series 3, based on its excellent “Panther Lake” (Core Ultra Series 3) architecture and 18A manufacturing, for devices for home...

Supply chain attacks exploit the trust relationships between different organisations and target the weakest link in the chain of trust.

The bank has been preparing for the possibility of client and company-related data being made public, which “now appears to have been published”.

It is in the database that the most consequential access occurs and the most sensitive data is extracted, says Johan Lamberts, MD of Ascent Technology.

For secondary education leaders, the issue is no longer whether AI matters, but how to ensure all graduates can use it effectively.