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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the sixth South Africa Investment Conference at the Sandton International Convention Centre. Photo: Dirco

Ramaphosa launches R2 trillion investment drive

After securing R1.5 trillion in investment commitments, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the new target is to attract an additional R2 trillion in investment

Waterfall City, a smart city in Johannesburg, has emerged as the continent’s fastest-growing mixed-use lifestyle precinct. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Waterfall City: Towards a new urban rhythm

The 15-minute city is a concept that embraces mixed-use lifestyle living with primary amenities accessed within walking or cycling distance

Leo Chen, President of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa, delivers his opening keynote at AfricaCom 2023.

Huawei joins AfricaCom 2023 and advocates for accelerating Digital Africa for a prosperous and sustainable continent

African countries must have access to the same leading-edge connectivity technology as the rest of the world

The Covid-19 pandemic turbocharged digitisation across industries, such as transport, healthcare, energy and education, and now technology company Cisco is now working on optimising the hybrid working system. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Technology firm Cisco is helping countries like South Africa plug the digital skills gap

It aims to upskill 3 million Africans in the digital and cybersecurity space

Digital fluency, which refers to the ability to select and use the appropriate digital solutions to achieve a desired outcome, will be the number one skill required to advance in the workplace. (John McCann/M&G)

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

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu calling for peace in Katutura, Namibia in 1988. Photos: Rashid Lombard

The Rashid Lombard Archive is where it’s happening

With the induction last week of the Rashid Lombard Archive at the University of the Western Cape his photography and stories will soon be accessible to a new generation.

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

Digitalisation and automation will help with health and safety issues in South Africa’s mining industry.  (Russell Scott, Tyrone Bradley/Red Bull Content Pool; Anglo American)

Digging deep

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