Upskilling your team is essential. People’s skills are key to business success. Assigning tasks to the right person maximises their potential, yet 48% of business leaders report worrying skill gaps. Upskilling your team is essential. Managing this can seem daunting, especially in teams with dozens or even hundreds of employees. However, a well-planned skills mapping…
The authors, Maud Botten and Biase De Gregorio A subtle but vital shift is under way in how artificial intelligence is embraced and treated in most large businesses and organisations. If AI has not moved from an experimental stage to widespread use and the debate over whether to implement AI has not been replaced by…
SA’s labour market struggles to fill jobs requiring deep technical expertise. (Image created via ChatGPT). South Africa’s ICT hiring market is showing signs of recovery, with recruitment activity for IT professionals ticking upward in the final quarter of 2025. According to the Q4 2025 Employment Insights Report by online recruitment marketplace CareerJunction, year-on-year hiring activity…
The global competition for technology talent is intensifying. Across the US and Europe, organisations are facing longer hiring cycles, rising costs and persistent shortages in experienced software engineers. Research from firms such as Gartner and McKinsey1 continues to highlight the same challenge: demand for digital skills is growing faster than supply. As a result, companies…
Africa’s growing global visibility in fashion, music, film and other creative fields must be matched with long-term investment in talent development, industry experts have said. ALSO READ: New platform to trace Rwandan artistes’ revenues in ‘hidden’ royalties Although African creatives are gaining international attention through social media, festivals and streaming platforms, many still struggle to…
Tunca Rodoplu, B2B Sales and Marketing Director, Canon. The print industry is facing a growing talent crisis. As experienced specialists approach retirement, print service providers (PSPs) are not recruiting fast enough to replace the skills and knowledge that will soon exit the sector. For the industry to remain competitive and continue evolving technologically, PSPs must…
In an effort to localise and streamline its recruitment process, the Shoprite Group – in partnership with South African SMME, the OTB Group (OTB) – has created a centralised platform that simplifies applications and prioritises nearby jobs for applicants. This new platform aims to reduce hiring time, improve matching, and bring recruitment closer to home….
Africa stands at a pivotal juncture, urged to decarbonise for the planet’s sake even as it struggles to power its own growth. With 600 million people still lacking access to electricity, and coal providing cheap, reliable energy, the continent faces a significant paradox: the green transition is critical to global climate goals, but for Africa,…
Project Kuiper terminal on a rooftop. Image: Amazon Amazon is moving closer to establishing a physical footprint for its Project Kuiper satellite internet network in Africa, advertising for a new technical business development manager focused on acquiring and developing ground infrastructure sites across the continent. And it’s specifically indicated it’s looking for South African talent….
The demand for data science talent is growing fast, as AI becomes essential to how companies operate. Zindi, an online network of professional data science talent, says the growing deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) by African businesses has seen it register 92 000 data practitioners on the platform since inception. Launched in September 2018, Zindi…
