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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Apple’s new iPhone 16e will be priced from R15 999 in South Africa.
Apple has introduced a new low-end smartphone called the iPhone 16e priced at $599.
Microsoft has unveiled a new chip that it said showed quantum computing is “years, not decades” away.
BYD is expanding its presence in South Africa with the introduction this year of three new models, including the Sealion 7 EV.
South Africa’s national budget, which was meant to be tabled on Wednesday, has been postponed until 12 March.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has nominated four candidates for appointment to the council of Icasa.
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BlackBerry will conduct a review of strategic alternatives, which includes the possible separation of one or more of its businesses.
Meta Platforms is a Wall Street darling again as the company builds artificial intelligence tools and expands cost-cutting initiatives.
Sony Group on Friday said PlayStation 5 sales will jump by six million units this fiscal year, but forecast its profit will slip.
Companies deploying generative AI tools may have to disclose any copyrighted material used to develop their systems.
To reignite growth in a stagnating economy and lower one of the world’s highest unemployment rates, President Cyril Ramaphosa may need to take on the movement he helped create.
Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch its own version of bitcoin, for use in its messaging applications, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. There are good reasons to be sceptical about its potential.
