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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The ANC has taken aim at DA minister Solly Malatsi’s policy directive on BEE, leaving Icasa caught in the crossfire.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has asked Icasa urgently to align its ownership regulations with the ICT BEE sector code.
Local manufacturing will drive investment but won’t produce many jobs, according to industry association Sapvia.
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.2 with stronger intelligence and coding capabilities amid intensifying competition from Google.
BCX CEO Jonas Bogoshi is clear-eyed about the challenges and the opportunities facing the South African IT services provider.
South Africa doesn’t need to copy/paste the Australian ban, but it does need a coherent national strategy for child safety online.
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Google has asked a US judge not to impose sweeping changes to its Play store that were proposed by Epic Games.
If Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter was a needlessly painful and drawn-out saga, pity shareholders in Paramount Global.
Apple’s quarterly results beat modest expectations as the iPhone maker unveiled a record share buyback programme.
Analysts see iPhone sales, which account for about half of Apple’s revenue, falling 10.4% in the first three months of 2024.
The monetary authorities of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa have come together with the Bank for International Settlements on Project Dunbar.
Android app makers suing to stop Google from siphoning up to 30% of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple to stand.
