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The workforce has been transformed by increased 4IR technologies and will continue to do so for the future, which means we need to prepare people with the right skills development and education to seize the opportunities it presents says Rebatho Madiba, Business Development Digital Platform Solutions at BCX. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has impelled a transformative journey that is redefining the very nature of work across industries. Driven mainly by the speed of adopting new and emerging technologies, however, we all agree that people remain at the core of these transformations. 4IR is driving the need for new skills and developing those new skills is one of the greatest challenges presented to CEO’s. According to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2023 Future of Jobs Report,...

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa This is serious stuff. And South African stakeholders, shareholders, sectors must stand and pay attention to what could further derail the process of creating jobs. As mentioned so many times before and evidence elsewhere in the world confirms that job can go a long way in eradicating poverty and underdevelopment. It is therefore paramount to all the groups concerned to listen and take actions from the warnings of John Botha. This week Botha said: “It is becoming so onerous to employ in South Africa that business is opting for alternatives to direct employment – alternatives like outsourcing, sub-contracting, automation, off-shoring and new technology. These were just a handful of the unintended consequences of the proposed changes to South A...

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South African industrial issues must be dealt with now