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      23 March 2026
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      19 March 2026
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      13 March 2026
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    In a world first, SA grants a patent listing an AI as the inventor

    By The Conversation5 August 2021

    At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” seems fairly mundane. On closer inspection, it’s anything but.

    Load shedding on track for worst year ever

    By Staff Reporter5 August 2021

    South Africa experienced 650 hours of load shedding in the first half of 2021 (15% of the time), shedding an estimated 963GWh of estimated energy, according to a new report from the CSIR.

    Apple to scan users’ iPhones for child abuse images: FT

    By Agency Staff5 August 2021

    Apple plans to scan iPhones in the US for imagery showing child abuse, the Financial Times reported. The move raises startling questions about privacy and corporate surveillance of millions of people’s phones.

    Ether near two-month high ahead of major protocol change

    By Agency Staff5 August 2021

    Ether held near two-month highs on Thursday ahead of a major adjustment to its underlying Ethereum blockchain that would alter the way transactions are processed.

    Tesla chairwoman offloads $22-million in company’s shares

    By Agency Staff5 August 2021

    Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm sold 31 250 shares of the electric vehicle maker for more than $22-million, according to a new regulatory filing.

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    Promoted | In today’s highly competitive markets, those companies that do not transform to digital onboarding run the risk of becoming uncompetitive.

    Telkom has ‘many arrows in its quiver’: Taukobong

    By Duncan McLeod4 August 2021

    Telkom CEO-designate Serame Taukobong believes the company’s investments in a range of areas will stand it in good stead in the coming years.

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    Serame Taukobong appointed as Telkom CEO-designate

    By Duncan McLeod4 August 2021

    Serame Taukobong has been appointed as Telkom’s group CEO-designate and will replace Sipho Maseko, who has led the company for the past eight years, in mid-2022.

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