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Africa Corporate Training Gap: Employers Are Not Investing in the Workforce They Need
African employers consistently say they can’t find workers with the skills they need. Most of them are spending less than 0.5% of payroll on training. The gap is of their own making.
Google Pays R688 Million to South African Media. What the MDPMI Ruling Means for Africa.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has finalised Africa’s most significant Big Tech media accountability ruling to date. Google will pay R688 million in a structured settlement. The ruling introduces the continent’s first enforceable AI content opt-out rights — and sets a precedent every media regulator from Lagos to Nairobi will now study.
After the EdTech Crash: Who Is Actually Training Africa’s Workforce?
Dozens of African EdTech companies have shut down or pivoted since 2022. The companies that survived are training Africa’s workforce in ways the venture-backed startups never could.
Africa Shadow Education Economy: The $6B Private Tutoring Market Governments Ignore
Africa’s private tutoring market is worth over $6 billion — and growing fast. It is not a supplement to public education. It is the primary learning system for millions of students.
The Research-to-Revenue Gap: How Africa’s Universities Are Failing Its Fastest-Growing Industries
Africa’s universities publish more than ever. The pipeline from that research to commercial value has never been emptier.
Africa Bank-Fintech M&A 2026: Banks Are Buying the Fintechs They Once Feared
Across Africa, banks are acquiring the fintechs they once dismissed as disruptors. The strategic logic is sound — but the integration risk is real.
Africa Higher Education Expansion vs Quality: 300 New Universities and the Credential Inflation Crisis
Africa has added over 300 universities in a decade. Enrolment is up. Graduate employment is down. The continent is running a credential inflation crisis in slow motion.
African Data Labour Rights: Gig Workers, Military AI, and the Informed Consent Gap
African gig workers annotating data for military AI face an informed consent gap.
African Data Labour Rights: Gig Workers, Military AI, and the Informed Consent Gap
African gig workers annotating data for military AI face an informed consent gap. BETAR examines the labour rights crisis at the intersection of AI and data work in Africa.
Africa’s EdTech B2G Pivot: When Governments Become the Customer
After years of chasing consumers who couldn’t pay, Africa’s surviving EdTech companies are pivoting to government contracts — a harder sale with very different unit economics.
