Humanity should be a top priority for business leaders

Humanity should be a top priority for business leaders

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a seismic shift in the way we work – it shone a spotlight on employee’s challenges and springboarded platforms for them to voice their unhappiness. Today, people culture can no longer be put on the backburner, especially...

Eskom will ‘do its best’ to minimise load shedding this winter

Eskom’s executive management is looking to minimise the impact of load shedding “to the best of our ability” the acting Group CEO of Eskom, Calib Cassim, told delegates at the opening session of the Enlit Africa conference and expo in Cape Town....

African banks remain resilient and committed to digitalisation

African Banker magazine and banking platform Backbase have released the third edition of their annual report on the ongoing digital banking revolution in Africa, exploring the major trends shaping its future on the continent. Surveying 153 African banks, the report...

UN roadmap to cut global plastic pollution

Plastic pollution could be reduced by 80% by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing technologies, a new report states. The report has been written by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with plastic pollution...

Tourism on track for full recovery

International tourism is well on its way to returning to pre-pandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period last year. The second UNWTO World Tourism Barometer of the year shows that the sector’s...

Like unemployment, time-related underemployment is on the increase

South Africa’s unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2023 was recorded at 32,9 % and remains among the highest in the world, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which says this figure is an increase of 0,2 of a percentage point compared to the...