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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:55:59 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace</title>
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	<description>Pnet, South Africa’s leading online recruitment platform, has released its Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026. Based on analysis of 1.5 million South African jobseeker profiles, the Women’s Month edition of the report shows how South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#WomensMonth | OneDayOnly’s Laurian Venter puts people at the centre of e-commerce growth</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/onedayonlys-laurian-venter-puts-people-at-the-centre-of-e-commerce-growth-290787a</link>
	<description>When Laurian Venter joined OneDayOnly, the business was exactly what its name promised: one deal, one day, every day.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#WomensMonth | Kayleigh Fazan believes retail's future depends on investing in people</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kayleigh-fazan-believes-retail-future-depends-on-investing-in-people-967864a</link>
	<description>For Kayleigh Fazan, founder of The International Retail Academy, great retail has never been about products alone. It's about people.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Vodacom, UJ, and AWS join forces to develop industry-ready AI graduates</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vodacom-uj-and-aws-join-forces-for-industry-ready-ai-graduates-634361a</link>
	<description>In an effort to bridge the divide between higher education and real-world requirements, Vodacom, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Amazon Web Services on Friday, 24 July, announced they have formed a strategic alliance focused on developing highly skilled, employment-ready specialists in artificial intelligence and data science.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>New SA consultancy HPM launches to fix execution gap</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-sa-consultancy-hpm-launches-to-fix-execution-gap-634221a</link>
	<description>High Performance Matters (HPM), a founder-led consulting and executive coaching firm, has officially launched to help leadership teams translate strategy into day-to-day operations.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Ericsson launches telecom technician learnership in SA</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ericsson-launches-telecom-technician-learnership-in-sa-189176a</link>
	<description>Ericsson South Africa has launched a new learnership programme aimed at equipping young South Africans with the technical skills needed to support the country's telecommunications infrastructure.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UJ study says South African retail needs better leadership training</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/uj-study-says-south-african-retail-needs-better-leadership-training-856193a</link>
	<description>As South Africa's retail sector undergoes rapid digital transformation, new research from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) warns that a shortage of leadership skills - not technology — is emerging as one of the biggest threats to the industry's future.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/skills-shortages-are-holding-back-businesses-in-south-africa-survey-finds-the-weak-spots-408619a</link>
	<description>Running a business in South Africa has become increasingly difficult. The challenges range from the economic after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to limited access to finance, increased global competition, shifting trade relations, technological change and governance issues.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>South Africa’s AI talent shortage exposes flawed hiring models</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-ai-talent-shortage-exposes-flawed-hiring-models-286447a</link>
	<description>While much of the AI-and-jobs debate centres on which roles artificial intelligence will replace, the reality is different: AI is not coming for your team; it is coming for outdated hiring strategies that focus on simply filling a role.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Poor workplace tech costs SA companies millions, study finds</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/poor-workplace-tech-costs-sa-companies-millions-study-finds-519610a</link>
	<description>A study conducted by Altron Digital Business (ADB) found that a staggering 88% of South African employees agree that technology enables them to do their best work.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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