Luno, the cryptocurrency exchange that started in South Africa and is now owned by US-based Digital Currency Group, is cutting 20% of its global headcount and reorganising the business into three separate units, CEO James Lanigan said on Tuesday. The company did not disclose how many employees are affected. The job cuts were first reported…
Saidu B. Samaila & Co. Chartered Accountants, through its Training & Management Consulting Division, has entered into a strategic partnership with Chamco Digital LLC, a Microsoft Solutions Partner headquartered in Houston, Texas, to launch a comprehensive AI & Cloud Technology Workforce Training Programme aimed at developing globally competitive digital talent across Africa. The 14-week intensive…
Most organisations put enormous effort and financial investment into workforce engagement. Town halls are professionally produced, leadership roadshows are carefully scripted, strategy launches are timed and rehearsed. More often than not, very little actually changes after these interactions. People walk back to their desks, open their laptops and carry on exactly as before. The problem…
Nairobi — The government and the World Health Organization are seeking deeper cooperation on healthcare workforce development amid growing global shortages and increasing migration of skilled health workers. Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr. Ouma Oluga held high-level talks with WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Kluge focusing on health workforce collaboration, retention strategies…
Michaela Voller, Executive for the People Solutions division at Change Logic. Change Logic CS has strengthened its People Solutions division as businesses increasingly look for practical support to navigate workforce transformation, organisational redesign and operational change. Businesses are under pressure from every angle right now – from AI and shifting workforce expectations to tighter operational…
Career consulting leader, Keletjo Chiloane and Mpho Maponya, head of business development at Mercer Africa. South African organisations are grappling with a growing “talent paradox” as rapid artificial intelligence (AI) adoption collides with a deepening skills shortage. This is according to Mercer’s 2026 Global Talent Trends report, which draws on insights from nearly 12 000…
KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, today announced the launch of Agent Risk Manager, the industry’s first defense system designed to secure, monitor, and govern the behavior of autonomous AI agents. KnowBe4 Agent Risk Manager arrives as a cornerstone of the KnowBe4 HRM+ platform, fundamentally changing how organizations…
GoPro has announced a significant restructuring plan that will see the company reduce its global workforce by 23% by the end of 2026. The move comes as the action-camera pioneer seeks to stabilize its finances and reclaim market share in an increasingly crowded hardware landscape. Read: ShopriteX debuts Pixie, an AI assistant for Sixty60 According…
Meta may be preparing for one of the most significant rounds of layoffs in its history. According to a report from Reuters, the social media giant is considering cutting approximately 20% of its workforce. While the report indicates that neither a specific date nor the final headcount has been officially set, the scale of the…
Meta Platforms is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter have said, as Meta seeks to offset costly AI infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers. No date has been set for the cuts and the magnitude has not…
