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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

Yershen Pillay, CEO of CHIETA

CHIETA’s SMART Skills Centres: The Future of Digital Skills and Economic Growth in South Africa

The Chemical Industries Education & Training Authority (CHIETA) is actively reshaping the landscape of digital education and job creation through its SMART Skills Centres

Advancing knowledge NPC preparing STEM education for the 4th industrial revolution

Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) has delivered a number of award-winning projects, programmes and SACE endorsed short courses in STEM education

Nelson Mandela University’s Professor Azwinndini Muronga. (Heather Dugmore)

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior…

Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, UJ’s Vice-Chancellor and Principal.

UJ’s Strategic Plan 2035: Charting an inclusive future through innovation and impact 

The plan ensures the transformative institution will make a difference locally and internationally

MBA graduates bring with them a toolkit of critical thinking, leadership acumen and problem-solving skills.

The Enduring Value of Postgrad Education

Staying ahead of the curve in a constantly changing world

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University, delivers the TUT 20th Anniversary Lecture.

Twenty years of moving from good to great: The Tshwane University of Technology

TUT embraces AI and has made it central to all of its teaching, research and innovation

The psychological advantage in today’s workplaces

Leaders who understand their workers’ needs can help to maximise their potential

Corporate-controlled social media platforms, designed to keep us hooked, are fuelling a silent mental health epidemic.

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

Generative AI, cybersecurity threats, new labour-market demands and accelerated technological change are now reshaping universities.  (John McCann/M&G)

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…

The technology’s unalterable digital trail would reduce fiscal leaks and prevent large-scale corruption draining the public purse. Photo: Supplied

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

Tshilidzi Marwala.

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

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

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

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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

Answer to youth unemployment lies in digital skill development

Had our institutions been keeping up with the fourth industrial revolution and providing skills training, our corporates would be happy to employ their graduates.

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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

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In a world first, South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system

Perhaps this will turn out to be a strategic masterclass by the South African office which will lead to a much more innovative nation

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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

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Traditional universities must adapt or die

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