South Africa remains a developing country. Delivering education, healthcare and the various economic recovery projects to create jobs with reduced expenditure cannot happen without exponential growth in the digital capability of the state. South Africa lags the continent in access to affordable internet and data – the very fuel of competitiveness today. A recent global survey by a UK company, Cable, ranked South Africa 148th out of 228 countries on the price of mobile bandwidth. The digitisation of social services such as education will position South Africa competitively among world’s dynamic economies and prepare our pupils for life beyond the fourth industrial revolution.

Source: News 24 October 30, 2020 12:56 UTC