Graduate unemployment in South Africa has risen to 12.2%. The problem is a skills mismatch, not qualifications.
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South Africa’s top universities have stopped policing AI and started redesigning how they teach, assess and certify.
BlackBerry lost while it was winning. South Africa’s would-be IoT platforms should heed the warning.
South Africa’s private sector returned to marginal growth in June, but business optimism sank to a five-year low.
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Zimbabwe’s central bank is exploring the use of a digital currency rather than allowing cryptocurrencies as legal tender.
South African hospitals are bracing for a surge in admissions as the new Omicron variant drives a sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
Bitcoin plunged along with other cryptocurrencies on Saturday, in another indication of the risk aversion sweeping across financial markets.
Eskom will implement rotational power cuts from 9pm on Saturday due to “generation capacity constraints”.
Papers before the Western Cape high court have cast doubt on claims that thousands of jobs will be lost if the controversial R4.5-billion property development does not go ahead.
New South African regulations dealing with electronic waste have come into full force, and companies that fail to comply face the threat of hefty fines or even jail time.
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Apple has unveiled its own TV and movie streaming subscription service, joining juggernauts Netflix and Amazon Prime Video for a slice of the lucrative streaming business.
YouTube has cancelled plans for high-end dramas and comedies, people with knowledge of the matter said, a pullback from its grand ambitions for a paid service with Hollywood-quality shows.
Uber Technologies is set to announce a $3.1-billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks as early as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The White House sent its point man on cybersecurity to Berlin this week to drive home US President Donald Trump’s warnings over Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei.
Next month, the gigantic West African Cable System (Wacs) will come online, bringing around 400Gbit/s of submarine fibre capacity to SA at launch. But what does this increase in capacity mean for SA consumers and Internet service providers? Sean Nourse, executive for connectivity at Internet Solutions, says that although the effects of Wacs
The department of communications’ policy summit next week has generally been welcomed by analysts and industry players, who say the event is long overdue, especially in light of Africa slipping down world connectedness rankings. Communications minister Dina Pule said on Tuesday that the colloquium had been
