We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.

South African Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane on Tuesday highlighted that the country's future development probably depended on how fast it mastered the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR).

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is upon us and agriculture is riding the technology wave. While agritechnology will increasingly drive productivity, quality and eco-efficiency, critics have warned the social impact is being downplayed.

It already has and will continue to just like it has changed just about every other sector from healthcare to manufacturing to retail.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Form.

South Africa is caught up in the global hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This is distracting it from the unfinished business of redressing inequality and creating the preconditions for an inclusive digital economy and society.

The article below begins by explaining (the definition) of The fourth industrial revolution, going over to where Africa stands in total with respect to the revolution.

It has been hailed as a transformative moment, one that will bring algorithmic precision to the decisions we make and automate virtually every aspect of our lives, from switching on the lights to predicting what food we want to eat.

Agriculture plays a crucial role in the African economy and the daily lives of the majority of Africans.

When the short stocky man in the front row started to shout at me, I was horrified. He waved his hands as he growled in a deep voice. He blamed me for “this Fourth Industrial Revolution”.

Dead farmers are the litmus test of any civilised society. On December 4, a mirror was held up for all of India as NCRB data revealed a dark underbelly of our progress – 11,290 farmers and farm workers committed suicide in 2022.

As Industry 4.0 revolutionises multiple industries and sectors the world over, we find ourselves at the precipice of a transformative era, with automation and robotics technologies breaking new ground on an almost day-to-day basis.

In his 2019 State of the Nation address, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was creating a commission on the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).