GUGU LOURIE: SA’s ‘digital refugees’ need help
The solution lies in promoting digital equity, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of age or background, have access to the digital world
02 March 2025 - 09:03
With tech advancing rapidly, older South Africans are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.
While digital transformation has changed work, bank, and communication traits, some senior citizens have inadvertently been left behind. They struggle to navigate today’s world, which assumes everyone is digitally literate...
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