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North West switches to digital TV signal as March deadline looms
South Africa’s long-delayed migration from analogue TV signal to digital has been hit by several setbacks and the country has set itself a March 2022 deadline to complete the process.
SATURDAY, 27 JULY 2024, 08:18
South Africa’s long-delayed migration from analogue TV signal to digital has been hit by several setbacks and the country has set itself a March 2022 deadline to complete the process.
The discovery of the omicron Covid-19 variant by South African and Botswanan scientists last month has lent urgency to efforts to isolate the virus and test its ability to evade vaccines the world is pinning its hopes on to end a two-year pandemic.
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Videographic explaining fifth generation mobile, or 5G wireless technology.
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For the third year in a row, South Africa has been named the second most favoured offshore location for contact centre delivery globally.
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