This paper sought to establish the competency skills required by accountants to utilise 4IR technologies at their work places. The following specific questions guided the study: What constitutes an accountant who is fit for purpose in the 4IR era? What needs to be done for accountants in Africa...

This study was motivated by various literature and studies which agree that Zimbabwe's unemployment has increased up to 95% and it is viewed as the highest in the world. It was most worrying from the statistics that most of those who make up the 95% are educated youths aged between 15 and 35...