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Learnerships: The antidote to youth unemployment, skills mismatch

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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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TooMuchWifi attracts new funding to scale affordable connectivity

TooMuchWifi attracts new funding to scale affordable connectivity

Securex South Africa 2025 - Creating smarter buildings with integrated security solutions

Securex South Africa 2025 - Creating smarter buildings with integrated security solutions

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Frigair 2025: Hervac sector a driving force in transformation to sustainable spaces

Frigair 2025: Hervac sector a driving force in transformation to sustainable spaces

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Thabang Byl, Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric

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Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

Digital twins pave way to a new frontier in mining

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#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

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Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

Ghana government gives Africa's largest rooftop solar green light

14 Dec 2023

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Load shedding is compromising your home security this festive season

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Absa helps real estate sector lead SA towards a sustainable future

4 Dec 2023

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Shoprite Group doubles renewable energy use, champions proactive climate action

1 Dec 2023

Dominique d'Hotman, head of ooba Solar

Fewer than 4% of SA homes have adopted solar, but it is growing fast

27 Nov 2023

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Real Madrid stadium revamp gets ready for Taylor Swift, faces new corruption allegations

Lindsey Schutters 24 Nov 2023

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ISA awarded Net Zero Carbon Level 1 certificate

22 Nov 2023

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Teraco breaks ground on CT2 expansion

15 Nov 2023

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Mauritius property showcases by Park Lane Properties

6 Nov 2023

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#CybersecurityMonth: Smart cities are built from the network up

Rebatho Madiba 18 Oct 2023

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Novaterra unveils smart-city gem in Mauritius

28 Sep 2023

Solarworld Africa responds to uncertainty after Vodacom fire

Solarworld Africa responds to uncertainty after Vodacom fire

28 Sep 2023

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Boosting property value: The rise of smart technology in South African homes

Andrew Dickson 1 Sep 2023

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Grid interactive buildings could get us to net zero

Thabang Byl 25 Aug 2023

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Get solar and back-up power in 48 hours with Discovery Bank

23 Aug 2023

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Hotels of the future are built on interoperable solutions

Mark Freeman 16 Aug 2023

How grid-interactive buildings can become prosumers

How grid-interactive buildings can become prosumers

Thabang Byl 19 Jul 2023

We first have to build this (smart) city

We first have to build this (smart) city

Thabang Byl 5 Jul 2023

Celebrating Africa's top 5 smart cities: Showcasing progress and prowess

Celebrating Africa's top 5 smart cities: Showcasing progress and prowess

Marcel Bruyns 5 Jun 2023

Sponsorships offered for SA manufacturing professionals to relocate to Ireland

Sponsorships offered for SA manufacturing professionals to relocate to Ireland

NexVentur 5 Apr 2023

Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform powers interactive 4IR lab at UJ

Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform powers interactive 4IR lab at UJ

Sindy Peters 7 Mar 2023

15 students selected in Gibb, Yes youth employability initiative

15 students selected in Gibb, Yes youth employability initiative

8 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Buildings in 2023 - here's to a smarter, sustainable future

#BizTrends2023: Buildings in 2023 - here's to a smarter, sustainable future

Anoop Hariparsad 9 Jan 2023

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Saudi Arabia to be the launchpad for new global standard of care

6 Jan 2023

How engineers can design the next 100 years with digital twins

How engineers can design the next 100 years with digital twins

Bonga Ntuli 19 Dec 2022

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022