SA ‘could lose 5.7 million jobs to robots over next 7 years’

SA ‘could lose 5.7 million jobs to robots over next 7 years’

Picture: Shutterstock In a country with a staggering 27.7% unemployment and jobless youths making up 75% of unemployment, the future looks bleak.

Around 5.7 million jobs in South Africa will be at risk over the next seven years due to digital automation. And this could have a crippling effect on the country, which is already suffering a fragile economy and growing unemployment.

This was revealed at a seminar held at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) today.Dr. Roze Phillips, postgraduate diploma in futures studies alumnus from USB and managing director for Accenture Consulting in Africa, said that South […]

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