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            <description><![CDATA[The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is entering a new stage for the agency, TIA 2.0, to position the agency at the forefront of innovation and drive economic growth and sustainable development. Speaking at a media engagement, in Sandton, on June 2, TIA chairperson Loyiso Tyira explained that this was a completely new way of working for the agency, differing from TIA 1.0, by adopting a systems-based approach and a quadruple helix model of innovation, which was cognisant of the fact that a working innovation system required an all-of-society method.]]></description>
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            <title>The SKA Observatory has a new head</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced Professor Philip Diamond (who headed the SKA for about 14 years). Her term of office will be five years. She has taken over at a time when the SKAO is about to commence early science operations, while both of its radio telescope arrays (in South Africa and Australia) are continuing to be built “at pace”. ...]]></description>
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            <title>Telkom reports strong FY earnings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[JSE-listed Telkom on Tuesday posted a double-digit increase in earnings from continuing operations for the year ended March 31. Headline earnings a share increased 21.5% to 708.5c, while basic earnings a share rose 5.5% to 719.5c, during the year under review.]]></description>
            <author>Natasha Odendaal</author>
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            <title>Organisations keen on digital ecosystem, but execution lags – AVEVA, IMD report </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial software company AVEVA and global business school IMD launched the inaugural ‘Industrial Intelligence Report on Digital Ecosystems and the Future of Connected Industries’ at AVEVA World 2026 in Milan, Italy, last week, revealing a discord between digital ecosystem goals and execution. Encompassing both quantitative analysis and detailed interviews with experts, the report outlines how organisations can use industrial intelligence to build, orchestrate and scale business ecosystems.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>Spinnaker Support seeks to meet growing local demand for third-party enterprise system support </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Core enterprise systems have become economic infrastructure across various sectors, including financial services, telecommunications, retail and manufacturing, with enterprise resource planning, database and virtualisation platforms no longer sitting at the edge of the business, but rather being central to finance, supply chain, billing, human resources and regulatory reporting. Demand for third-party support companies in South Africa had, therefore, increased among local enterprises, allowing for greater flexibility in terms of vendor support.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Technology can bolster workplace safety when paired with human accountability</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Organisations in South Africa’s industries such as mining and infrastructure are increasingly adopting technology solutions to enhance workplace health, safety and security, there is a clear need for these solutions to be pursued ethically and used to complement rather than replace human accountability and oversight.   This was highlighted by speakers in a Creamer Media webinar, ‘Health, Safety and Security’, held earlier this month.  ]]></description>
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            <title>Aucamp stresses South Africa's commitment to remote research bases after Marion Island evacuation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has assured South Africans that the country remains committed to its Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research programme, which contributes significantly to climate science, biodiversity conservation, oceanographic research and global environmental monitoring. The Minister on May 27 welcomed the 2025/26 Marion Island overwintering team back to South Africa, following their urgent evacuation after delays affecting the departure of the SA Agulhas II relief voyage.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa’s future in space dependent on legal, regulatory frameworks – dtic</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa’s future participation in the space economy will also depend on its legal and regulatory frameworks, highlighted Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) chief director of space affairs Nomfuneko Majaja. She was addressing the seventeenth African Regional Round of the Manfred Luchs Space Law Moot Court Competition (of which she was the African regional coordinator) at the Casa Toscana Convention Centre, in Pretoria. “Africa’s future in outer space governance will not only depend on technology and infrastructure, but equally on strong legal minds, sound policy frameworks, international cooperation and visionary leadership,” she said. “This competition therefore represents far more than a legal exercise. It is an investment in Africa’s future leadership, diplomacy, innovation, governance, and sustainable development within the global space arena.”]]></description>
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