South African employers race to hire AI talent

South African employers race to hire AI talent

Demand for employees skilled in the use of AI has surged 77% in South Africa in the past year. According to Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August 2025, employers are on the lookout for AI-specific skills for roles that will help them build technologies to run their businesses. The need of AI skills across…

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Africa: Turning Points – How Five Moments Reshaped Africa’s World Cup Race

Africa: Okello, Lamlioui and Kutumela in Tight Golden Boot Race As CHAN 2024 Quarter-Finals Loom

With the group stage of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 concluded, the battle for the tournament’s Golden Boot is heating up as the competition heads into the quarter-final phase in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. At the top of the scoring charts are South Africa’s Thabiso Kutumela, Uganda’s Allan Okello, and Morocco’s Oussama…

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Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News

The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they took part in events ranging from the 100m (109-yard) hurdles to kung fu. Two hundred eighty robotics teams from 16 countries competed at the Chinese capital’s National Speed Skating…

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