EskomSePush thrives beyond load-shedding with community focus

EskomSePush thrives beyond load-shedding with community focus

EskomSePush (ESP), the ubiquitous load-shedding app, has successfully transformed its core mission in 2025, a year characterized by the near disappearance of power cuts. With only eight days of load-shedding this year (down from 284 days in 2023), ESP’s founders, Herman Maritz and Dan Southwood-Wells, have solidified the app’s pivot towards becoming a vital interactive…

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Webinar to focus on securing passwords – still the leading cause of cyber incidents

Webinar to focus on securing passwords – still the leading cause of cyber incidents

Julien Berteraut Poor and compromised passwords remain a leading cause of cyber incidents worldwide, yet many organisations have not yet mastered the science of mitigating this risk. From weak and re-used credentials to compliance hurdles and endless help desk resets, poor password hygiene continues to leave organisations exposed to costly breaches, downtime and reputational damage….

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iONLINE launches Sense Hub – empowering businesses to focus on outcomes

iONLINE launches Sense Hub – empowering businesses to focus on outcomes

Sense Hub was created for enterprise customers seeking faster, repeatable delivery of outcomes focused IoT projects. iONLINE Connected Networks, a global IoT connectivity provider, continues its mission to simplify the complexity of IoT by uniting device, connectivity and platform into complete, outcome-driven solutions. That vision comes to life today with the launch of Sense Hub,…

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Asia’s private equity funds turn bullish on China, buoyed by Beijing’s tech focus

Asia’s private equity funds turn bullish on China, buoyed by Beijing’s tech focus

Zhang Lei, founder and chairman of Hillhouse Investment, during the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-focused private equity managers are turning more bullish on the world’s second-largest economy, betting on Beijing’s drive for technological self-sufficiency and rapid adoption to deliver the next…

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Africa: South Africa Coach Broos Shifts Focus to World Cup After Afcon Exit

Responsive Public Health Demands Patience and Focus

“In 25 years, you should be irrelevant.” With those words, Volante CEO Liz Jarman hushed the room at VillageReach’s 25th anniversary event. The point was clear: if nonprofits are still needed to fill gaps in health systems decades from now, we’ve failed. While we can catalyze innovation and take risks, real success means governments and…

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Africa: South Africa Coach Broos Shifts Focus to World Cup After Afcon Exit

Africa: Gathering to Focus On Advancing Research in Africa

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is co-hosting the annual OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative (ORTARChI), focussing on evaluating the initiative’s impact and discussing strategies for the future of Research Chairs in Africa. The gathering began on Monday and will conclude on Friday at the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. ORTARChI, which was launched in…

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