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5 COVER STORY
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Compact economy variable frequency drive for low to medium power Justin Render
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6 CYBERSECURITY
Kaspersky uncovers the cyber threats defining the first half of 2026 in Middle East, EDITORIAL BOARD
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8 SCIENCE Quark
What makes around-the-world Pico balloon science so remarkable?
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12 LOGISTICS
Stress-test for Black Friday now
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14 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Why the best brands want you to complain
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16 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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South Africa’s next engineer may need less than R700 a month to succeed
19 ELECTRA MINING SHOW PREVIEW
n What's new in 2026
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34 ONLINE TRADING
What July’s MPC decision signaled for traders
36 RESEARCH
Focusing on the “I” in CSIR: In conversation with CSIR CEO Dr Thulani Dlamini
38 SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
Why Africa’s connectivity gap is getting bigger, and how we can fix it
40 IT
Johannesburg’s tech brain drain raises the stakes for IT talent
42 EDUCATION
When the technology works but the system fails
46 FINANCE
Smart manufacturing needs smart finance
48 ROBOTICS
Why the future of robotics depends on more women
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