4IR

African states remain tech colonies, says 4IR commissioner

A large number of technological-intensive services in Africa are still outsourced from international countries, says Rendani Mamphiswana, commissioner on 4IR.
Sibahle Malinga
4:50
Aug 13, 2020

Industrialisation or imperialism?

Business and technology strategist Vusa Nyathi outlines three 4IR policy considerations that can change the face of Africa.
4:00
Oct 15, 2019

Streamlined site-approval policy crucial to fast-tracking 4IR

5G places higher capacity demands on networks says David Chen, vice-president of Huawei Southern Africa.
3:20
Sep 25, 2019

Why service innovation, 4G LTE is crucial to Africa's 4IR ambitions

Huawei executive offers insight following SADC Ministerial ICT Forum.
4:40

The sky is blue: 4IR is here

Blue-sky thinking may yet allow South African organisations to sidestep the hype and fear, and achieve the potential says Phathizwe Malinga, managing director of SqwidNet.
2:20
Aug 7, 2019

4IR to dominate discussion at IT leaders Africa Summit

Cybersecurity to feature strongly, along with South Africa's positioning around 4IR and related opportunities.
2:20
Sep 6, 2018

SA4IR to help SA master fourth industrial revolution

Telkom and three local universities establish the SA4IR partnership to explore how the fourth industrial revolution will shape SA's future.