Freetown — Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3 percent in 2025 and reaching 4.6 percent by 2027, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU) launched today in Freetown. This outlook is supported by expected improvements in agricultural…
The global business services sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in SA and a priority sector for government. South Africa’s global business services (GBS) sector shows no signs of slowing down, adding 8 180 net new international jobs from April to June. The resulted in $131 million (R2.3 billion) contributed to the country’s…
IT roles continue to dominate the remote job market. Remote job opportunities are once again on the rise in South Africa, with IT roles topping the list of the most advertised remote working jobs. This follows a 13% drop in advertised remote vacancies during 2023 and 2024. This is according to Pnet’s Job Market Trends…
At a start-up office in Bengaluru, developers are fine-tuning AI chatbots that talk and message like humans. The company, LimeChat, has an audacious goal: to make customer service jobs almost obsolete. It says its generative AI agents enable clients to slash by 80% the number of workers needed to handle 10 000 monthly queries. “Once you…
Ford’s new Ranger plugin hybrid is not selling as well as expected Ford in South Africa has attributed planned retrenchments to lower European orders for its Ranger bakkie, driven by recent tax changes in the UK and sluggish export volumes for its plug-in hybrid Ranger model. Last month Ford sent an official notice to unions,…
As AI and other digital developments transform workplaces, the Bizmod Talent Report 2025 has revealed the emergence of new roles and criticial skills companies should be preparing to fill. Supplied image “While developers, architects, and project managers remain in high demand, our research shows that businesses are increasingly asking for skills that barely existed a…
South Africa’s e-commerce sector isn’t growing fast enough. Offshore e-commerce retailers, such as Shein and Temu, are rapidly gaining ground in South Africa’s retail clothing, textile, footwear and leather sector, displacing thousands of local jobs, including in e-commerce. This is creating an urgent need for digital transformation, including the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). The…
Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head. The White House has defended United States President Donald Trump’s firing of the top official responsible for compiling employment statistics after her dismissal raised concerns about the future credibility of crucial economic data. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the director of…
President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt. In a Truth Social post that also directed even more fire at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee…
The introduction of robotics has not led to any job losses, says Barloworld. Barloworld’s R34 million investment in robotics is yielding strong returns, without affecting jobs, according to Mbali Tshitenge, executive for aftermarket at BarloworldEquipment Southern Africa. She shared insights during an interview with ITWeb. The investment, focused on Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC) – one…
