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      6 July 2026

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      23 June 2026
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      22 June 2026
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    At last, South Africa is fixing its biggest VC bottleneck

    VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend

    By Nkosinathi Ndlovu23 July 2025

    A global slowdown in VC funding appears to have had little impact locally, according to new research.

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    UN: AI data centres could soon use as much power as Japan

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    By Agency Staff22 July 2025

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