The University of Pretoria hosted a webinar investigating The future of work as one of the key strategic drivers in higher education. 
A decisive intervention is a multidisciplinary format should be established to impact the role of higher education in preparing graduates to become economically active citizens, securing well-paid employment in the formal sector.
The modern world of work is facing new realities with rapidly changing complexities. 
This become seven more apparent in terms of the nature and dynamics of work especially influenced by the 4IR and the interconnected economy. 
Economies are becoming increasingly complex and globalised, and new technologies are bringing about unforeseeable disruptions to the world of work. 
This has never been more pressing and is illustrated by the imminent changes in our work environment stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic.