‘Don’t tell me what you studied, show me what you built’: South Africa’s tech new hiring benchmark

In South Africa’s tech ecosystem, a university degree might get your CV read, but a working app gets you hired. With graduate unemployment at 12.4% and critical developer shortages, tech employers are making a firm pivot: Don’t tell me what you studied, show me what you built. In this feature, PHATHISANI MOYO explores how students, private colleges, and tech giants are rewriting the rules of job readiness.