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8 CONNECTIVITY
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Speed tests and the missing Mbps: why can’t you hit the 1Gpbs mark?
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16 ENERGY DESIGNER
Adéle Gouws
Power play or pricey perk? Eskom’s secret smelter deals under fire
17 SUSTAINABILITY
From laptop to legacy: what really happens to your old tech A VOICE FOR:

18 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Maximise separation efficiency with precision multiphase level measurement

19 ENERGY
National blackouts in Zimbabwe, with some progress in Zambia widens power
divide

20 COMPLIANCE
The one device standing between you and a lawsuit, or a life lost

21 ENERGY
Plugging in power: South Africa’s BES boom amid plunging battery power prices

22 EDUCATION
Building the tech talent pipeline: how BTEC is reframing ICT readiness in
South African schools

24 EDUCATION
Focus on young Scientists

25 TECH SNIPPET
What engineers can learn from gamers

26 ICYM: SNIPPETS FROM OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS

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