SA firms must gear up for AI talent war

SA firms must gear up for AI talent war

Demand for AI professionals has been steady and sustained. Companies globally are fiercely competing for top artificial intelligence (AI) talent, offering premium salaries to attract experienced AI professionals. Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai brushed off concerns about the company’s ability to attract and keep top AI talent. Speaking during the tech giant’s second quarter…

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Africa: CAF and TotalEnergies Celebrate Youth Talent With Unforgettable Opportunity for CAF African Schools Football Championship – Players of the Competition

Africa: CAF and TotalEnergies Celebrate Youth Talent With Unforgettable Opportunity for CAF African Schools Football Championship – Players of the Competition

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), in partnership with multi-energy company TotalEnergies, is proud to announce a special recognition for the two standout performers from the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final 2024/2025, held on April 26, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. Jennifer Awuku (Ghana) and Souleymane Commissaire Faye (Senegal), awarded Players of the Competition,…

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Webtonic cracks the talent code with AWS-powered TonicHub

Webtonic cracks the talent code with AWS-powered TonicHub

In today’s complex and fast-paced digital landscape, businesses face a constant balancing act: move fast enough to innovate but stay structured enough to scale efficiently. It’s not just about speed. It’s also about understanding the right business problem and building the right foundations so that rapid experimentation doesn’t come at the cost of long-term sustainability…

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WeThinkCode secures R35-million Google.org grant to nurture AI talent

WeThinkCode secures R35-million Google.org grant to nurture AI talent

WeThinkCode, the organisation launched to develop a programming talent pipeline for companies, has secured R35-million in grant funding to develop and run an AI training programme. The US$2-million grant, from Google.org, will “dramatically expand” WeThinkCode’s artificial intelligence programmes, with a plan to train 12 000 people in South Africa and Kenya in what it calls “critical…

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