How SA can win in the tech talent war

Culture can be a strategic operating system in SA’s response to the global tech talent war, writes Lizl Barnard, chief of staff and commercial operations at Skynamo. South African businesses, and technology scale-ups in particular, face a harsh commercial reality....

Your cybersecurity is only as strong as your talent

For 55% of South African cybersecurity teams, staffing is already a problem. By Zuleika Pinda, head of recruitment and talent sourcing at Paracon by Adcorp ISACA’s 2025 State of Cybersecurity report found that 65% of organisations have unfilled cybersecurity...

People will determine whether AI in the workforce works or not

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are changing how work is done across industries. From warehouses and manufacturing environments to recruitment, administration and customer service, technology is increasingly becoming part of everyday operations. But...

Are SA’s cyber defenders ready for AI?

South Africa’s cybersecurity challenges are growing more complex as the country struggles to fill the roles needed to address them. By Eniola Lisoyi, head: department of networks, maths and systems engineering at Richfield A 2024 CSIR national survey found that 63% of...

The mid-career reset: Why 40-somethings are returning to study

The linear career path is dead. For generations, the trajectory was predictable: study, graduate, land an entry-level job, climb the corporate ladder, and eventually retire. Today, rapid technological shifts, artificial intelligence, and shifting workplace dynamics...

Pay transparency is a requirement and an opportunity

A pay-gap report may satisfy a compliance requirement, but it could also raise difficult questions that many organisations are not yet ready to answer. South African employers therefore need to be ready to explain not only what the numbers show, but the decisions and...