South Africa does not have a digital talent shortage. What it has is a shortage of work-ready talent. Every year, thousands of young South Africans graduate with degrees, diplomas and certifications across a wide range of ICT and digital qualifications. Yet at the same time, tens of thousands of ICT roles remain vacant. Research by…
Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Bloomberg Tech conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the AI talent wars heating up between companies like OpenAI, Meta and Anthropic, one way Google has been competing is by aggressively rehiring…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi The department of communications & digital technologies has appointed BMI-TechKnowledge Group (BMIT) to develop a new funding model for the SABC in what could prove to be a decisive move for the future of South Africa’s struggling public broadcaster. BMIT, a longstanding ICT research and advisory firm, has been tasked with…
Brands caught using AI have continued to face backlash from consumers. Last month, Guess sparked outcry online when it featured an AI-generated model in an advertisement that appeared in Vogue. So even outside of any obvious mistakes made by AI tools, some artists say their clients simply want a human touch to distinguish themselves from…
