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Harnessing AI and satellite imagery to estimate water levels in dams
October 2025
Farmers and water managers often struggle to accurately estimate and monitor the available water in dams. To address the challenge, International Water Management Institute researchers have worked with Digital Earth Africa to create an innovation that uses satellite images and AI to get timely and accurate dam volume measurements.

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Why industry should enter the world of operator training simulators
October 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa
System-agnostic operator training simulator (OTS) software is a somewhat unsung hero of industry that trains plant operators in a virtual world that mirrors real-world operations. The benefits are multiple.

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Track busway for scalable data centre power delivery
October 2025
The latest generation Legrand Data Centre Track Busway technology addresses the operational pressures facing today’s high-density, AI-intensive computing environments and is being well received by data centre facilities around the world.

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Poor heat management in data centre design
October 2025
Designing a world-class data centre goes beyond simply keeping servers on during load shedding; it is about ensuring they run efficiently, reliably, and within the precise environmental conditions they were built and designed for.

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It’s time to fight AI with AI in the battle for cyber resilience
October 2025
Cybercrime is evolving rapidly, and the nature of cyber threats has shifted dramatically. Attacks are now increasingly powered by AI, accelerating their speed, scale and sophistication. Cybersecurity needs to become part of business-critical strategy, powered by AI to match attackers’ speed with smarter, faster and more adaptive defences.

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Why AI sustainability must be a boardroom priority
October 2025
As South African companies race to harness artificial intelligence for innovation and growth, few are asking the most critical question - the environmental cost.

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RS South Africa shines spotlight on MRO procurement
October 2025, RS South Africa
RS South Africa has highlighted the growing pressures faced by procurement professionals responsible for maintenance, repair and operations supplies across the country’s vital economic sectors.

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Sustainable energy management
September 2025, Siemens South Africa
Utilising its innovative ONE approach technology, Siemens provides complete transparency on resource consumption and offers data-driven optimisation recommendations for sustainable energy management.

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Paving the way for a carbon-neutral future in South Africa
September 2025
At ABB Electrification, we believe the infrastructure of the future must do more than support daily operations, it must anticipate them. We are committed to building intelligent systems that connect and optimise infrastructure across sectors.

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Africa’s hidden AI advantage
September 2025
Through my work implementing AI systems across three continents, I’ve become convinced that Africa’s unique context demands urgent AI adoption. Successful implementation requires local expertise to understand resource constraints as design parameters to create the innovations that make technology truly work under real-world conditions.

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Siemens Xcelerator empowers space-tech pioneer, Skyroot Aerospace
September 2025, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that Skyroot Aerospace, a leading private space launch service company in India, has adopted Polarion software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio to digitally transform its software development processes and enhance efficiency as it aims to accelerate access to space for its customers worldwide.

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Water is running out, is your ESG strategy ready?
September 2025
Water is one of the most critical yet undervalued resources in modern business. Water stewardship asks businesses to understand their water footprint across the entire value chain and to engage with others who share the same water resources.

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Cybersecurity in 2025: Six trends to watch
September 2025, Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation’s 10th State of Smart Manufacturing report finds that cybersecurity risks are a major, ever-present obstacle, and are now the third-largest impediment to growth in the next 12 months.

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The state of the smart buildings market in 2025
September 2025
Smart buildings are entering a transformative phase, driven by sustainability goals, technological innovation and evolving user expectations. According to ABI Research’s latest whitepaper, the sector is undergoing a strategic overhaul across key areas like retrofitting, energy efficiency, data-driven operations and smart campus development.

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Digital twin for Bavaria’s National Theatre
September 2025, Siemens South Africa
Siemens and the Bavarian State Opera are digitalising the acoustics in Bavaria’s National Theatre in Munich, Germany. The result is a digital twin that simulates sound effects, orchestral setups and venue configurations in a realistic 3D acoustic model so that musicians, the director and conductors can assess a concert hall’s acoustics even before the first rehearsal.

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How AI can help solve South Africa’s water crisis
September 2025
Climate change, ageing infrastructure, pollution and unequal access are putting intense pressure on the country’s water systems. A powerful question arises: “Can artificial intelligence help us change course?”

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Backup has evolved, but has your strategy?
September 2025
With cyber threats rising and compliance standards tightening, South African organisations are under growing pressure to revisit their data protection strategies. The era of treating backups as a box-ticking exercise is over.

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Aon’s 2025 global cyber risk report
September 2025
Aon has released its 2025 Cyber Risk Report, revealing that cyber events that cause reputation risks can result in an average of 27 percent drop in shareholder value, highlighting the growing financial and reputational stakes of cyber risk.

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New range of weight indicators
September 2025
Minebea Intec, a leading global manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, is expanding the MiNexx product family and setting new standards in precision, connectivity and ease of use.

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Reimagining the factory floor, today and tomorrow
September 2025, Schneider Electric South Africa
Generative AI is taking the factory floor to the next level and unlocking new possibilities for product innovation.

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