Why the new 3% disability employment target matters
South Africa’s updated employment equity framework has raised the bar for disability inclusion in the workplace, and rightly so. By Anton Visser, group chief operating officer at SA Business School For too long, people living with disabilities have remained excluded...
HR key to an AI-ready organisation
Artificial intelligence (AI) can create enormous advantages for organisations and has become an important competitive consideration. But during 2025, AI hype started showing cracks as many companies reported failed pilots and underwhelming results. Yet, the...
Traits every high-performing CEO must have
In today’s South African corporate landscape — shaped by governance scrutiny, activist shareholders, geopolitical volatility, ESG pressure and rapid technological disruption — the role of the CEO has changed fundamentally. By Jeremy Bossenger, director at BossJansen...
The future of work is about stability, not insecurity
For years, the gig economy has been framed as the opposite of stability – flexible, fast-moving, but fragmented. Defined, the gig economy is the prevalence of short-term, flexible, and freelance contracts rather than permanent, full-time employment. But that narrative...
The role of mentorship as a strategy in SA’s inclusive leadership landscape
In South Africa, mentorship is more than a developmental tool. It is increasingly understood as a bridge to equity, resilience and long-term leadership sustainability. By Natasha Naidoo: director: industrial adhesives at Henkel South Africa Across a majority of...
AI highlights where graduates are struggling in the workplace
South African companies are investing heavily in automation. Even though the software is working and reporting is faster, execution still stalls. For instance, a client escalates a query, and nobody wants to take the call. Or a hiring decision drags on for weeks. Even...
Mentoring won’t stop women from leaving tech
International Women’s Day 2026 asked us to ‘Give to Gain’, but tech leaders are often giving the wrong thing. While the industry is obsessed with 1-to-1 mentoring, over 50% of women still quit by mid-career. They aren't leaving because they lack skills – far from it....
AI-simulated humans are on the rise – and it’s not as unhuman as it sounds
To the uninitiated, the idea of AI-simulated humans still feels like science fiction. By Louise Polders, head of innovation at neon octopus Until recently, this was a topic that split the research world into opposing camps: those firmly against it, those...
The next gender gap is time
Women often bear the hidden cost of lost time; improving access restores it, writes Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei South Africa. A country reveals who holds power by watching who gets to wait. Waiting is often framed as a minor inconvenience, yet...
How the amended dismissal code affects you
People are the beating heart of every business. They bring the perspective, ingenuity, skills, and experience that help organisations excel and deliver. Yet it doesn't always work out. A person might not be suitable for their role and duties, they might not align with...
AI: Why adaptability beats talent
Artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from experimental tool to economic force. The most dangerous myth parents and executives still believe is that talent guarantees success. It does not, not anymore, writes Semone Peacock, director of Logiscool Ruimsig. The...
How top employers are reversing the brain drain
More than 1-million South Africans now live abroad, and 43% say they do not plan to return permanently, according to the South African Diaspora Report for 2026. For decades, skilled professionals have left in search of greater opportunity and long-term career...