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AI Boom, Digital Bust: Why Millions Are Locked Out of SA’s Future

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ICB's Barbara Cawcutt explains South Africa’s AI paradox: world‑leading adoption but deep digital exclusion. With only 16% computer ownership, low digital literacy, and thousands of schools without computer centres, we explore why capability — not connectivity — is the real barrier to participation in the AI economy.
7 Jul 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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