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 - 00:00 By GUGU LOURIE

With tech advancing rapidly, older South Africans are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide...

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