Graduates
latest news & developmentsFrom surveillance to stewardship: Why universities must re-think their response to AI
Universities remain among the few institutions in society dedicated to the careful creation and stewardship of knowledge. If they respond to AI primarily through fear and…
South Africa’s unemployed graduates stuck in limbo
Despair overtakes bright young minds whose dreams of applying their knowledge are shattered
Bonang Mohale: South Africa has all the markings of a failed state
The former Business Leadership SA chief executive and current chancellor of the University of the Free State highlighted unemployment as the biggest problem to address
Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service
The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.
We must equip graduates to excel in tasks that are beyond the scope of AI
With artificial intelligence taking over background tasks in the financial services sector, graduates need to be equipped with modern skills and mindsets to complement the…
Preparing graduates for the workplace
Imbuing students with entrepreneurial thinking can also provide value to the larger economy
Are young South Africans set up for failure?
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
Mandela said I could, so I got my doctorate
My mother was a domestic worker and my father a miner, and I went to school in the townships