• Thato Kasongo, founder of Mohiri, leverages AI to streamline job matching in Botswana.

• Mohiri, established in 2017, offers personalized job alerts, enhancing efficiency for job seekers and recruiters.

• Kasongo aims to combat high unemployment through digital solutions, creating over 2,000 direct jobs.

Thato Kasongo, a Botswanan entrepreneur, is transforming the recruitment and job search sector through Mohiri, an intelligent digital platform utilizing artificial intelligence to automate the connection between job seekers and employers.

Founded in 2017, Mohiri provides a solution based on personalized alerts that precisely match candidate profiles, thereby facilitating access to relevant job opportunities. This system alleviates the typical constraints encountered in job searching, making the process more intuitive, rapid, and efficient for both applicants and recruiters.

"We were motivated by the high levels of unemployment in our country. We then developed a technology capable of solving this problem by using the Internet and digital tools to bring solutions directly to users," stated Thato Kasongo.

In addition to his role at Mohiri, Kasongo serves as the General Manager of Angular Creative Labs, a Botswanan IT assistance and services company. He is also a board member of BA Isago University and is responsible for business development at Virality Media in South Africa. Kasongo holds a Master's degree in Finance and Strategy from Manchester Metropolitan University, obtained in 2024.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange Jason Quenum