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LIBRARIANS: What does a librarian do? EVERYTHING

LITERARY HUB – Growing up, I liked to imagine what it would be like to work in a library. What little I knew about them was what I’d gleaned from Read More

AFRICA: Up to 52% of work in Africa susceptible to automation

The research indicates that one in three jobs in South Africa (5.7 million jobs) is currently at risk of total automation. S. Africa Says Automation May Swipe 35% of Jobs Read More

VENTURE FUNDING AFRICA: Startup funding jumped more than 50% in Africa last year

QUARTZ – With African tech hubs, startups and founders starting to mature and gain deeper understanding of local markets after a few years of heady hype that was more about Read More

TECHNOLOGY: Most important 2018 Tech trends according to top Venture Capitalists

From saving energy to helping humans help machines, this year’s investments will try to help startups make more progress in areas that already matter. BY DANIEL TERDIMAN AND MARK SULLIVAN FASTCOMPANY.COM Read More

China manufacturing not moving to Africa quickly because of automation

QUARTZ – The promise of Chinese manufacturing moving to Africa increasingly seems like a real possibility. Chinese car factories assemble in South Africa. Mainland footwear companies have expanded into Ethiopia.Read More

Google robot journalism to produce 30,000 local news stories per month

Google is funding a robot journalism project in which five reporters will write up to 30,000 stories per month for local media outlets. The technology giant has donated £622,000 to publisher the Press Read More

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