There are tens of thousands of unfilled software jobs in Africa, a continent plagued by mass unemployment, especially among its digitally savvy youth.
Digital skills training is vital to Africa’s future, says the co-founder of CodeX, one of many companies across the continent trying to address the shortfall.
Africa is outsourcing great tech jobs to skilled workers on other continents. Many of the continent’s challenges can be solved with tech solutions, but ultimately they must be solved by the people who understand the problems intimately — Africans themselves.
Africa is undergoing a technological revolution, with major advancements in the tech space transforming labor markets.
Yet, worryingly, there is a shortage of skills in the STEM spaces — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — that means many Africans will remain locked out of this growth, with newly created jobs going by default to better-trained individuals from overseas.
Skill demands from employers are changing rapidly, and education needs to be aligned with these demands if qualified Africans are to fill these new roles.
This is a process that is happening slowly. Less than 10 percent of Africans get any education after high school, and only a tiny fraction of those who do study in STEM fields. Rural populations are still locked out of tertiary education, and women are still excluded in the tech space.
The whole of Africa is lagging in this regard. Mauritius ranks highest in Africa — in 55th position — for preparedness to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report. The continent has a way to go.
“There are tens of thousands of unfilled software jobs, on a continent plagued by mass unemployment, especially of the digitally savvy youth. Digital skills training is absolutely vital to Africa’s future,” says Elizabeth Gould, co-founder and director of South African company codeX.
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Help Wanted: 1000s Of Unfilled Software Jobs On A Continent Plagued By Unemployment
There are tens of thousands of unfilled software jobs in Africa, a continent plagued by mass unemployment, especially among its digitally savvy youth.
Digital skills training is vital to Africa’s future, says the co-founder of CodeX, one of many companies across the continent trying to address the shortfall.
Africa is outsourcing great tech jobs to skilled workers on other continents. Many of the continent’s challenges can be solved with tech solutions, but ultimately they must be solved by the people who understand the problems intimately — Africans themselves.
Africa is undergoing a technological revolution, with major advancements in the tech space transforming labor markets.
Yet, worryingly, there is a shortage of skills in the STEM spaces — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — that means many Africans will remain locked out of this growth, with newly created jobs going by default to better-trained individuals from overseas.
Skill demands from employers are changing rapidly, and education needs to be aligned with these demands if qualified Africans are to fill these new roles.
This is a process that is happening slowly. Less than 10 percent of Africans get any education after high school, and only a tiny fraction of those who do study in STEM fields. Rural populations are still locked out of tertiary education, and women are still excluded in the tech space.
The whole of Africa is lagging in this regard. Mauritius ranks highest in Africa — in 55th position — for preparedness to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report. The continent has a way to go.
“There are tens of thousands of unfilled software jobs, on a continent plagued by mass unemployment, especially of the digitally savvy youth. Digital skills training is absolutely vital to Africa’s future,” says Elizabeth Gould, co-founder and director of South African company codeX.
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SA Minister Condemns Xenophia Threats, Blames Foreign Opposition Parties for the Scary Social Media Texts
SOUTH AFRICA’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has threatened to prosecute Zimbabwe’s opposition if it was found to be among those creating fake but alarming social media messages threatening xenophobic attacks in that country.
Gigaba said this in the wake of violence threats sent via social media by some unknown persons to instil fear on foreigners living in South Africa.
In the hunt for the culprits, Gigaba said South Africa’s security organs do not rule out the possibility of foreigners themselves desperately trying to scare their compatriots out of South African soil in attempts to lure them to vote back home.
“…We urge all opposition parties in sending countries to desist from desperate attempts to lure migrants resident in RSA by hook-and-crook means,”
Gigaba said in a media statement attributed to him on Tuesday.
“Political campaigns to gain votes and win elections cannot be attained via threats, but by careful, cautious and vibrant diaspora campaigns.
“We have reason to prosecute such opposition parties following due processes as happens in other regions and globally.”
While other neighbouring countries have systems that allow their nationals to cast their votes on South African soil, President Robert Mugabe’s government has adamantly refused to franchise the millions of Zimbabweans living abroad.
South Africa plays host to the largest population of both political and economic Zimbabwean exiles, who are in the majority of migrants eking out a living in that country.
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South Africa: SA Dismisses Anti-Immigrants Crusade Reports
The government of South Africa yesterday dismissed as false reports that they will conduct an anti-immigrants crusade, where they would carry out mass deportations of all foreigners living in that country. Since the beginning of the year, social media has been awash with xenophobia-motivated attack messages indicating that foreigners, including Zimbabweans living in that country, would be targeted starting from yesterday.
The messages had caused a lot of anxiety and sparked fears among foreigners, especially those from sadc. In a statement yesterday, the Department of Home Affairs called for co-operation among stakeholders to ensure safety of all citizens.
According to the department, their cabinet has since established an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration to focus on key migration issues and how they impact on the nation.
“The Department of Home Affairs distances itself from messages circulating on social media networks and Short Message Services (SMS) alleging that it has ordered immediate deportation of undocumented migrants from Monday 23 January 2017.
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