Simplifying cross border skills deployment

Organisations are facing a talent crisis. The 2019/20 Hays Global Skills Index found that the skills crisis is deepening due to a widening gap between the skills that talent have and the skills that organisations actually need. The situation is further complicated by...

Citrix rethinks employee experience

Where and how work gets done has forever changed. But one thing remains consistent: the need to provide a superior and consistent work experience that empowers employees to perform at their best across any work channel or location. By Tim Minahan, chief marketing...

Expect a backlog in work visa application processing for foreigners

Xpatweb recently conducted an extensive Africa Permit Risk Survey on 70 multinational employers across Africa to understand the impact of travel restrictions due to Covid-19 on their projects and employees. Survey results show that 44% of respondents urgently require...

Zindi launches platform to place Africa’s data science talent

Zindi has launched its new recruitment platform to help organisations around the world find the data science talent they need. Zindi will draw on its community of more than 18 000 data scientists across Africa and the rest of the world to match companies and...

Think twice before accepting SARS’ auto-assessment

SARS’ announcement that it has started auto-assessing certain taxpayers may lead some people to believe they no longer need to worry about their tax submissions. This is not the case, according to Thamsanqa Msiza, head of individual tax returns at Tax Consulting South...

Siemens, Salesforce partner on workspace solutions

Salesforce and Siemens have announced a strategic partnership to develop a new workplace technology suite that will support businesses globally to safely reopen and deliver the future experience for physical workplaces. The partnership will combine Salesforce’s...