Westcon-Comstor expands strategic alliance leadership across MEA

Westcon-Comstor expands strategic alliance leadership across MEA

Westcon-Comstor expands Dorio Bowes’s role to director of Comstor Southern Africa and MEA alliance lead. (Image: Supplied) Westcon-Comstor, a global technology distributor, has expanded Dorio Bowes’s role to director of Comstor Southern Africa and Middle East and Africa (MEA) alliance lead, while retaining his existing southern African responsibilities. The distributor says the expanded role reflects…

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New York City warns of possible flash floods as thunderstorms develop along East Coast

New York City warns of possible flash floods as thunderstorms develop along East Coast

Federal forecasters issued flood alerts for 39 million people late Saturday into Sunday as a line of thunderstorms developed from Washington, D.C., to New Haven, Connecticut. New York City Emergency Management warned residents of heavy rain and possible flash flooding into Sunday morning as the city opened 51 weather shelters for those vulnerable to floodwaters,…

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VALR and Luno fight Treasury’s cross-border crypto draft

VALR and Luno fight Treasury’s cross-border crypto draft

South Africa’s biggest regulated crypto platforms have taken their fight public, forming a coalition and launching a petition against draft rules that would bar local companies from making cross-border payments in crypto assets. The coalition has given itself the pointed acronym Catastrophe — Crypto Asset Taskforce for Advancing Sound, Technology-Neutral Regulation for Opportunity, Prosperity and…

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Hardware must keep up with AI-driven software, warns Acer

Hardware must keep up with AI-driven software, warns Acer

Glenn du Toit, country manager and director at Acer Africa. Technology vendor Acer has emphasised the need for hardware to keep pace with the development of AI-driven software as organisations look to leverage AI-driven innovation. Glenn du Toit, country manager and director at Acer Africa, says agentic AI will increasingly be integrated into devices this…

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New Disney+ app: move by 12 October

New Disney+ app: move by 12 October

Disney+ has launched a new app in South Africa and given existing subscribers until 12 October to move to it, after which the current app will no longer be available. Subscribers will be prompted to download the new app and sign in with their existing credentials, with on-screen prompts covering account confirmation and profile setup….

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Your recycling certificate is no longer enough

Your recycling certificate is no longer enough

Kwirirai Rukowo, Managing Executive of Qrent. (Image: Qrent) For years, organisations have relied on recycling certificates to prove that retired technology assets were disposed of responsibly. That standard is rapidly becoming outdated. Investors, auditors and corporate customers are increasingly asking a far more difficult question. Can you prove exactly what happened to every device, from…

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