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IQM Quantum Computers Appoints Jan Goetz as Sole CEO to Lead Next Phase of Global Growth

IQM Quantum Computers Appoints Jan Goetz as Sole CEO to Lead Next Phase of Global Growth

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From left to right: Jan Goetz (Co-founder & CEO) and Søren Hein (Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO) IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in full-stack superconducting quantum computers, today announced a transition from its Co-CEO structure to a single Chief Executive Officer model. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260126737805/en/…

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Mobile operators face tougher rules on data and billing

Mobile operators face tougher rules on data and billing

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Communications regulator Icasa has gazetted an update to its consumer-protection rules that will materially change how mobile data, voice and SMS bundles work – and sharply limit how operators bill customers once those bundles are depleted. Published in the Government Gazette on 23 January, the end-user and subscriber service charter amendment regulations introduce stricter requirements…

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Government urged to accelerate cloud migration

Government urged to accelerate cloud migration

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The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation recommends the state accelerate its cloud migration efforts. (Image source: 123RF, created via GenAI) The South African government must fast-track its cloud migration and data governance reforms. This is one of the key digital transformation recommendations outlined by Maropene Ramokgopa, minister in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and…

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Rand breaks through R16/$ – and may have further to run

Rand breaks through R16/$ – and may have further to run

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The commodity-linked rand strengthened on Monday morning, touching R15.99/US$ thanks to record gold prices, while traders awaited the central bank’s first rate-setting meeting this year. The rand briefly moved stronger than the R16 mark at 10.40am SAST. It then retreated slightly and was last quoted at 11.24am at R16.03/$. These are the currency’s strongest levels…

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Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa

Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa

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South African media has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question emerges: why Starlink specifically? The regulatory challenges facing Elon Musk’s satellite service aren’t unique. Major global technology companies have long navigated South Africa’s broad-based…

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Dr Boloka joins international Marketplace Risk board

Dr Boloka joins international Marketplace Risk board

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Dr Mashilo Boloka, CEO of Online Safety Lab and Marketplace Risk advisory board member. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Dr Mashilo Boloka, CEO of Online Safety Lab (OS Lab), has been appointed to the 2026 Marketplace Risk advisory board, joining a cohort of global ICT industry heavyweights shaping the future of trust, safety, compliance and marketplace…

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Discovery thinks AI can make you a better driver

Discovery thinks AI can make you a better driver

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Discovery Insure CEO Robert Attwell Can artificial intelligence help you drive better and avoid accidents on the road? Discovery Group thinks so. Discovery Insure’s new Vitality Drive Advanced Driving Instructor (ADI) is an AI-powered tool aimed at helping improve driver behaviour and minimise risk for road users. ADI uses AI to create hyper-personalised goals for…

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Richards Bay school gets ‘high-tech’ computer lab

Richards Bay school gets ‘high-tech’ computer lab

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The Department of Home Affairs hands over a computer lab to learners of Umdlamfe Secondary School in Richards Bay. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) last week opened a computer laboratory at the Umdlamfe Secondary School in Esikhawini, Richards Bay, in partnership with Honor SA. The high-tech computer lab forms part of government’s back-to-school programme,…

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