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Automation

The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’
Thought Leader
/ 31 March 2025

The mirage of AI: South Africa’s reality check on the tech ‘utopia’

Automation, driven by artificial intelligence, threatens jobs for low-skilled and semi-skilled workers and these groups are also subjected to higher interest rates and unfavourable lending conditions

By Thabo Motshweni
The skills needed to survive automation
Opinion
/ 22 June 2022

The skills needed to survive automation

There are five core skills needed to help navigate the changing world of work in a creative and effective manner

By Julian Kestler
Khaya Sithole: Tax fails; a few get richer, more get poor
Opinion
/ 27 May 2021

Khaya Sithole: Tax fails; a few get richer, more get poor

The Covid-19 pandemic created wealth for some, including internet entrepreneurs, and poverty for many

By Khaya Sithole
Five top tech trends for businesses
Opinion
/ 16 December 2020

Five top tech trends for businesses

In a year in which tech came into its own, certain patterns emerged and will set the tone for the future

By Esti Kilian
Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service
Business
/ 11 July 2020

Cooper, the grocery assistant with AI, gives concierge service

The coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that there is not a part of our lives that will not be affected by the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

By Tshilidzi Marwala
Digging deep
Special Reports
/ 25 February 2020

Digging deep

Automation is unstoppable, but if we’re strategic about its implementation, it presents major opportunities

By Shaun De Waal
Don’t forget the human
Article
/ 18 October 2019

Don’t forget the human

Change elicits fear at first, but if it adds value we must learn to embrace it

By Mpho Mi Ramosili
C-Suites and Business 4.0 helps businesses prepare for 4IR
Article
/ 18 October 2019

C-Suites and Business 4.0 helps businesses prepare for 4IR

The digital revolution may actually create jobs, which is good news for a struggling South Africa

By Shaazia Ebrahim
Eish, robot: Automation is eating jobs
Article
/ 12 May 2017

Eish, robot: Automation is eating jobs

‘Premature deindustrialisation’ is relegating more and more of our workforce to the service industry

By Thalia Holmes
Platinum mines push for automation, despite costs
Article
/ 14 October 2014

Platinum mines push for automation, despite costs

Three years of labour upheaval and a political push for safety and better wages have set in motion a drive to mechanise platinum mines.

By Ed Stoddard

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