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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South Africa’s big operators have lauded the announcement that luxury duties on basic smartphones will be scrapped.
South Africa’s biggest corporate spender on IT has reported a 2% increase in full-year technology spending.
Government will reduce its debt relief package for state-owned power utility Eskom by a further R20-billion.
Government will remove the luxury excise duty on basic smartphones from 1 April, ahead of the shutdown of 2G and 3G networks.
Government is reviewing the Post Office’s list of reserved services with a view potentially to liberalising the sector.
South Africa will spend R1-billion to support the local production of new energy vehicles and batteries.
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Bitcoin miners are producing more computing power than ever with powerful specialised computers.
Google is leading a $36-million funding round for satellite-image start-up Pixxel.
Twitter’s head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has resigned.
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