In a context of significantly high unemployment, South African job-seekers often find themselves in competition with hundreds - sometimes thousands - of equally experienced and qualified professionals. However, recent statistics highlight that certain sectors have...

Cathie Webb, director of the South African Payroll Association, encourages all employers, employees and payroll departments to prepare themselves for an income tax increase that will likely be announced during Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's upcoming National Budget...

Conflict is inevitable - and is especially prevalent in workplace environments where employees operate under high-pressured environments, aiming to achieve important objectives. Global workplace solutions provider, Manpower South Africa states that workplace conflict...

South Africa's Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe, at the recent World Economic Forum Workshop reminded us that "countries today are competing in a knowledge-based global market where the key differentiators are skills, expertise, know-how and the ability to...

Technological innovations have spurred the evolution of the modern business environment by changing workplace strategies and processes, in order to take advantage of available tools and opportunities. Today's most popular forms of communication are texting and instant...

Everyone in business has the same aim - competitive advantage. Established routes to the destination include cost reduction to secure pricing efficiencies, new technology introductions to improve productivity and product innovation, writes Talent Africa's director:...

One person's journey from kneading dough to writing code, creating disruptive new products and services at a Cape Town based innovation firm, shows young people what's possible when it comes to crafting a career in technology. "Never give up." That's the advice...

We're seeing the pace of change in human resources (HR) accelerate as digital technologies change the way we work, as digital natives enter the workplace, as labour law evolves and as competition for the best talent heats up. During 2017, we expect to see HR...

When you focus on inclusion, EE and BEE will follow naturally, writes Sydwell Shikweni, transformation director at Merchants. The new frontiers of business advocates for transformative measures, which serve a symbol of alliance to customers, suppliers and the...

Few employers or employees truly understand what it means when you are nominated by The South African Revenue Service (SARS) as a third-party agent, which often results in a matter that could be resolved speedily lingering unnecessarily and impacting both parties. In...