Job creation remains a key priority, but skills development is equally critical to ensure employment sustainability, says Johann Kunz, Managing Director of WNS South Africa.
Tech companies are buying other tech companies, not for their customer bases or technologies, but for their top developers, says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.
Graduates should be offered apprenticeships that expose them to high-level, complex work, ensuring companies get a return on their training investments, says Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube.