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Powerful data architecture that fuels business intelligence across enterprise

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

Powerful cloud data architecture. An investment and service company with international reach partnered with Keyrus to transform its client’s analytical capabilities through a bespoke data architecture design. As this forward-thinking company provides high quality management and director services to portfolio companies, it sought a technology solution that establishes a scalable, efficient and governance-compliant data architecture…

Gen Digital: AI arms race fuels pharma fraud, ransomware, social scams

eriinfo.com1 month ago012 mins

As AI accelerates both innovation and risk, Gen Digital’s Q2 2025 Threat Report delivers a clear message: cybercriminals are using technology smarter – and more personally – than ever before. Their findings span AI-powered ransomware, pharmaceutical fraud, social media scams, and a surge in remote access attacks. Let’s unpack the most urgent threats facing consumers…

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Africa’s Top Climate Change Challenges – a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds

eriinfo.com1 month ago011 mins

Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has contributed less than 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years. Speeding up the move to…

Standard Bank’s R3.7bn tech spend fuels client growth

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO. Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, ramped up its technology spend in the six months to 30 June 2025 (H125), investing a total of R3.7 billion across its divisions. The JSE-listed financial services group revealed the figures in its interim results for 2025, noting that software, cloud and…

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Africa: Afreximbank Fuels Africa’s Economic Ascent

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

Africa, a continent brimming with potential, has long grappled with a significant obstacle: insufficient financing to unlock its vast natural resources and harness its abundant human capital. This persistent financial gap has often stifled development and limited the continent’s ability to compete effectively on the global stage. However, a powerful, home grown solution has been…

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Africa: Clean Energy Sources Are Beginning to Overtake Fossil Fuels, but Is It Too Late?

eriinfo.com2 months ago012 mins

United Nations — As a result of the worsening climate crisis, extreme weather patterns have disrupted nearly all aspects of human life around the world. With the impacts of fossil fuel reliance being more pronounced than ever before, the United Nations (UN) has implored governments and industries to begin adopting more sustainable, renewable energy sources….

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Africa: Canada’s New Immigration Policy Fuels Wave of Scams in Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Since 2023, Ottawa has opened its borders to citizens from French-speaking Africa, a move that has sparked a surge in well-organized scams targeting hopeful immigrants. Authorities warn that the number of victims is steadily increasing. By 2027, Canada plans to welcome nearly 80,000 new French-speaking residents from Africa, according to data from Immigration, Refugees and…

ITWeb TV: SA’s screen time obsession fuels mental health issues

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

In this episode of ITWeb TV, Dr Stacey Ochse, psychiatrist member at the South African Society of Psychiatrists, talks about the alarming effects of excessive screen time on children’s mental health. She also shares expert tips on how to mitigate the risks. #ScreenTime #DigitalWellness #KidsAndTechnology South Africans spend more time on screens than almost any…

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Africa: Experts Call for Greener Cities As Climate Change Fuels Health Crisis in Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

As climate change continues to exacerbate health inequalities across Africa, experts are now calling for cities to integrate more green infrastructure to cushion urban populations from its dire consequences. Speaking during a cross-border media café on the climate-health crisis in Africa, health and environmental experts emphasised that increasing urban temperatures, fuelled by unsustainable development, are…

Africa: Donkey Skin Demand Fuels Theft, Livelihood Crisis in Kenya, Africa – Report

eriinfo.com3 months ago04 mins

Nairobi — The rise in global demand for donkey skin used to manufacture ejiao, a traditional Chinese medicine made from donkey skin, has led to widespread donkey theft and sharp drops in household income across the African continent, a new report by The Donkey Sanctuary has revealed. Titled ‘Stolen Donkeys, Stolen Futures’, the study indicates…