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By: Michelle Esau We were forced, during the difficult lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic, to pause and reflect on how we do things. Certainly, at the Faculty of the Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), it brought home the need to be agile and innovative while being compassionate. Story continues below Advertisement As we head into the 2023 Budget Speech this week, the outlook for the year ahead is grim.
BY MICHELLE ESAU “The road is long, with many a winding turn….” That’s the opening line of one of the most famous The Hollies’ songs, He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother. The song may have been released in 1969, but the lyrics pretty much sum up recovery efforts in post-pandemic South Africa. Story continues below Advertisement It is a long road, with too many turns to mention. There are potholes, tolls, roadworks and accident scenes along the way.
Technology is making some things obsolete says the writers. Picture: iStock/Gallo Images We need to be prepared for the "tsunami of technology" that is coming at us with great speed, write Michelle Esau and Shaun Pather. The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been part of our discourse for a while now, but the global pandemic has intensified the reliance on technology within our organisations, our educational institutions and even our homes.
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