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Fourth Industrial Revolution

Navigating the future: Law meets the fourth industrial revolution
Opinion
/ 20 March 2025

Navigating the future: Law meets the fourth industrial revolution

Legal systems need to balance accountability, fairness and transparency with innovation

By Letlhokwa George Mpedi
The Enduring Value of Postgrad Education
Partner Feature
/ 27 September 2024

The Enduring Value of Postgrad Education

Staying ahead of the curve in a constantly changing world 

By Jamaine Krige
How the 4IR is turning SA’s banking systems into a crime scene
Thought Leader
/ 20 March 2024

How the 4IR is turning SA’s banking systems into a crime scene

As digital banking gains popularity, criminals have adjusted their online and social engineering tactics

By Nomzamo Gondwe
Technology in SA – who will ignite the flame of transformation?
Opinion
/ 13 July 2023

Technology in SA – who will ignite the flame of transformation?

It is time for government departments to embrace digital transformation and benefit from the limitless opportunities that the fourth industrial revolution brings

By Andile Sokani
Run to the ground, Post Office and SABC fight for relevance
Analysis
/ 16 June 2023

Run to the ground, Post Office and SABC fight for relevance

Having struggled to keep up with changing markets, the two entities under the department of communications are in states of financial disrepair

By Sarah Smit
How to address inequality embedded in the fourth industrial revolution
Opinion
/ 16 January 2023

How to address inequality embedded in the fourth industrial revolution

Lightweight wireless communication protocols can enable reduced costs for internet connectivity. Hubs of “set-top-boxes” for education can be installed in classrooms and community centres

By Saurabh Sinha, Malvin Nkomo and Kaushik Sengupta
How the fourth industrial revolution is changing healthcare for the better
Opinion
/ 14 December 2022

How the fourth industrial revolution is changing healthcare for the better

AI, collaborative robots, virtual reality and other new tech can lead to better healthcare.

By Mduduzi Mbiza, Saurabh Sinha and Sehaam Khan
South Africa must use 4IR technologies in the fight against corruption
Opinion
/ 18 November 2022

South Africa must use 4IR technologies in the fight against corruption

While technology can help prevent illegal activities that harm economies and societies, it cannot do it alone

By Mduduzi Mbiza, Saurabh Sinha and Dr Uche Okonkwo
South Africa must bridge digital divide to best benefit from 4IR
Opinion
/ 10 November 2022

South Africa must bridge digital divide to best benefit from 4IR

Most of SA’s youth will be left behind without investment in technology and infrastructure to support online learning from basic education up

By Naledi Ngqambela
Tshilidzi Marwala took University of Johannesburg to a new level
Opinion
/ 10 October 2022

Tshilidzi Marwala took University of Johannesburg to a new level

The vice-chancellor will be missed but his replacement is an accomplished and astute leader

By Mike Teke
Race on to replace UJ vice-chancellor Tshilidzi Marwala
Education
/ 10 September 2022

Race on to replace UJ vice-chancellor Tshilidzi Marwala

Some groups are putting their weight behind an African candidate and others favour a woman

By Edwin Naidu
Youth lose out because many schools don’t offer maths and science
Education
/ 31 August 2022

Youth lose out because many schools don’t offer maths and science

A teacher shortage is one reason learners are not doing these subjects but instead of giving up on these subjects, schools should turn to technology

By James Lees
It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa
Opinion
/ 27 June 2022

It’s time for the G7 to deliver on Africa

South Africa and Senegal, as AU chair, are attending the important summit of the leaders of the big industrialised nations

By Mikatekiso Kubayi
OPINION| How can innovation and technology address social exclusion, equity and poverty?
Opinion
/ 24 May 2022

OPINION| How can innovation and technology address social exclusion, equity and poverty?

The need for more research and teaching on innovation and not just research and teaching in innovation is gaining traction

By Rebecca Hanlin
South Africa gets R14.4 billion in spectrum sale to MTN, Telkom
Business
/ 22 March 2022

South Africa gets R14.4 billion in spectrum sale to MTN, Telkom

Sale of mobile telecommunication spectrum is ‘a significant milestone in our reform agenda’ — Ramaphosa

By Eunice Masson
Conscious leadership: The truth is now on sale
Opinion
/ 16 March 2022

Conscious leadership: The truth is now on sale

As we sit on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution, the theatre of war is still very much a part of our species, and the truth remains both illusive and subjective

By Guru Kali
African feminism can be an instrument of social, political and economic change in the fourth industrial revolution
Africa
/ 8 March 2022

African feminism can be an instrument of social, political and economic change in the fourth industrial revolution

Activism with a feminist vision can effect political change and the feminisation of the work agenda can bring about economic change

By Sarah Setlaelo
A blended and vaccinated future for universities
Education
/ 9 September 2021

A blended and vaccinated future for universities

Leadership will be at the core of how the learning space evolves and uses the pandemic as an opportunity to advance

By Chris Gilili
AI will change the study of psychology
Education
/ 12 August 2021

AI will change the study of psychology

The fourth industrial revolution, in particular artificial intelligence, will drive changes in the world of work and our daily lives

By Bhaso Ndzendze and Melissa Card
Summit to explore redefining the future of education
Education
/ 18 July 2021

Summit to explore redefining the future of education

‘If education must address the needs of society, then we have to adapt to the current and future needs’

By Jill de Villiers
Let’s race with, not against, the machine
Opinion
/ 30 April 2021

Let’s race with, not against, the machine

SA’s economy will need a growing supply of tech experts such as programmers and roboticists

By Daniel le Roux
Why handwriting is still important in the age of tech
Sci-tech
/ 9 April 2021

Why handwriting is still important in the age of tech

Your brain remembers differently when using tech or simply pen and paper

By Boitumelo Kgobotlo
Covid-19: Knowns, unknowns and opportunities
Opinion
/ 8 March 2021

Covid-19: Knowns, unknowns and opportunities

In the middle of the crisis lies a world of opportunities on which we can capitalise

By Portia Jordan
Technology is a double-edged sword
Opinion
/ 12 February 2021

Technology is a double-edged sword

As the fourth industrial revolution and Covid co-conspire to flip the world of work upside down, technology has the potential to address our inequalities, or deepen them

By Saurabh Sinha, Angina Parekh and Tshilidzi Marwala
Business leaders must be the agents of change
Opinion
/ 27 January 2021

Business leaders must be the agents of change

Covid-19 and the Fourth industrial Revolution are business and personal stressors on a grand scale. A new book explores how managers can help teams through chronic stress

By Richard Sutton
Beyond the digital cold war: Technology and the future of US-African engagement under Biden
Africa
/ 26 January 2021

Beyond the digital cold war: Technology and the future of US-African engagement under Biden

Several African governments have published plans to establish smart cities, including Cairo, Johannesburg, Kigali and Nairobi. They require the most advanced technologies available

By Bhaso Ndzendze
How to create a new and better normal in the education sector
Education
/ 9 November 2020

How to create a new and better normal in the education sector

The education sector should use the opportunity of Covid-19 to address its challenges strategically

By Lance Katz
Student teachers learn new resilience
Education
/ 3 October 2020

Student teachers learn new resilience

Learning to teach takes on new forms under the Covid-19 regulations

By Maureen Robinson
Traditional universities must adapt or die
Education
/ 31 August 2020

Traditional universities must adapt or die

Covid-19 made obvious the need for universities to adopt fourth industrial revolution strategies

By Van Aardt Smit and Carla Serfontein
Miss Rona’s teaching the 4IR lessons
Coronavirus
/ 2 August 2020

Miss Rona’s teaching the 4IR lessons

Schooling is stuck in the 1950s, but technology must be blended with the basics of education

By Colleen Millar
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
Rethinking communication and innovation in the time of Covid-19
Coronavirus
/ 4 July 2020

Rethinking communication and innovation in the time of Covid-19

Physical distancing rules do not have to mean that we work in isolation; on the contrary, the need for communication has never been greater

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
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