Tuesday, 13 October 2026

A Cloudera solutions engineer says women make up about 47% of African STEM graduates, but the pipeline drops about 30% by the time women reach technical executive roles.

The conversation must shift from getting women into tech to keeping them there, she argued, with government, companies and organisations working together on mentorship and role models.

A Pinet study found a massive jump in job postings requiring AI skills, so South Africa needs to retain trained people and avoid losing them to brain drain abroad.

A listener said qualified women with underground mining skills are often offered surface or lower-paid work instead, a stereotype the show said must be broken.

A parenting specialist urged parents of Matric learners to ask 'How are you feeling?' rather than how much they have studied, because direct questions about study can raise anxiety.