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Nigeria launches national blockchain policy
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MTN digitises payments for underserved with MoMo Pay
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State looks to rid itself of ‘ghost workers’
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Tax adjustment for lower-end smartphones takes effect
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Home affairs pins hopes on AI to boost productivity, reduce errors
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SA teens officially have Instagram Teen Accounts
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MultiChoice, Canal+ merger deal passes CompCom hurdle
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Nedbank fends off R7.5bn in cyber fraud attempts
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R1m up for grabs in SA’s inaugural tech challenge
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SA robotics, coding teacher gets global award
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IQM to Deliver World-leading 300-qubit Quantum Computer to Finland
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NetApp Builds AI Infrastructure on NVIDIA AI Data Platform
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