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Digital access expands as African startups lead remote work revolution

Across Africa, the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure is transforming how businesses operate. From Lagos to Nairobi and Cape Town, companies are embracing remote work and…

Graphic: John McCann

Technology is reshaping, not replacing, human value

Automation is freeing people to focus on areas that truly require human intelligence in the form of creativity, innovation, empathy and problem-solving

Graphic: John McCann

Reimagining employment in the age of the fourth industrial revolution

Once jobs were clearcut relationships between employer and employee, but in the gig economy labour laws often fall short

A protester reacts as Reigers Park community members protest outside the municipal offices over service delivery and housing issues on March 9, 2017 in Boksburg, South Africa. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)

Semigration: A tale of two South Africas

According to Statistics South Africa’s report, the largest increase in employment over the quarter stemmed from the Western Cape at 6.9%

At the heart of a strong business culture is an underlying sense of belonging and a common desire to serve people. (Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Tips for understanding the world of Work 4.0

Collaboration and experimentation are key for the new workplace, particularly as nobody fully understands it yet

Nesting: Some residents of Rodrigues defy the trend of working in Mauritius or abroad by finding local employment. Photo: Guiziou Franck Hemis fr/AFP

Can-do youth spirit invades Rodrigues island

Young Indian Ocean islanders are turning to technology and creativity to find ways to generate work at home

Remote working: Bosses want ‘bums on seats’

Many workers, including managers, like working remotely, but research shows it can be tough on most other employees.

According to data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), the overall number of companies that have been liquidated increased 20.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

The end of the office as we know it?

As more people continue to work from home, a decreased demand for commercial property is expected to continue as long as South Africa’s growth levels remain low

South Africa’s digital divide detrimental to the youth

Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress

A general view of Long Street, usually one of the busiest and most popular entertainment areas with bars, clubs and restaurants in the city, with a billboard reading Stay Home, in Cape Town. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence

How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life