This week we talk to the Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba. We discuss key milestones in her career, ranging from women empowerment programmes in horticulture to a roadmap for community moral regeneration that nurtures responsible citizenship. We review some of the opportunities and challenges arising from the fourth industrial revolution in relation to women’s participation in the economy. We remark on the loss of low skilled repetitive jobs in the retail sector and others, where women will be the biggest casualties. On the other hand, we consider the possibilities of prosperity through innovation and embracing technology, all the while emphasising that we must prepare and educate our youth to ready their skill sets for the future. Tune in for more…

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