#WomensMonth | How SA women are driving the AI workforce revolution

[Nancy Dusani] South African women are rapidly adopting generative AI skills—now the challenge is moving from tool usage to building, leading, and shaping the AI economy...

It’s not ambition—it’s the system: Why women are rethinking leadership

[Anja van Beek] Research shows women are less likely to say they want a promotion - but are they really losing ambition or are they rejecting unsustainable work cultures?

#WomensMonth | HPM's Lynn Madeley: The power behind successful leadership lies in confidence

[Shan Radcliffe] This Women's Month, HPM's Lynn Madeley reveals her secret to great leadership...

7 reasons workers suffer mid-year blues... and what to do about it

[Anja van Beek] Feeling wired, tired, and depleted this July? You might be suffering from mid-year fatigue, a natural neurological response to six months of accumulated stress...

#BizTrends: The future is Gen Z - strategies for organisations to attract young talent

[Nancy Dusani] Across agencies, marketing teams, and communication departments, one question keeps surfacing: how do organisations attract and retain the next generation of talent when workplace expectations are changing so rapidly?

Hiring for potential: How SA businesses can beat skills inflation

[Lyndy van den Barselaar] South Africa’s silent skills inflation crisis is leaving workers behind as tech outpaces training...

The cost of ghosting: How broken hiring processes ruin your employer brand

[Celeste Sirin] While candidates are frustrated, recruiters are equally overwhelmed and hiring managers are stretched. Across many organisations, the recruitment process is under pressure from both sides...

Stop onboarding, start everboarding: Drive long-term employee success with continuous development

[Lyndy van den Barselaar] Many companies still rely on onboarding models designed for a more predictable era. A brief orientation, a few training modules, and the assumption that employees will “find their way” from there...

Why SA’s high earners may soon lose the right to reclaim their jobs

[Jonathan Goldberg] South Africa’s proposed labour law reforms are introducing a debate that goes far beyond technical legal changes...

5 steps to resetting a struggling team

[Anja van Beek] Stepping into a new leadership role is supposed to feel like a new chapter, full of possibility. But sometimes, it feels more like walking into a room where the lights are flickering, the furniture’s mismatched, and everyone’s looking at you like, “Who are you, and what are you going to do about this mess?”

Leadership vacuum: Why millennials and Gen Z are saying 'no' to management roles

[Lyndy van den Barselaar] South Africa is entering what I call a leadership blackout, a slow but unmistakable dimming of the leadership pipeline that many organisations have not yet fully acknowledged...

The secret to sustainable leadership for women

[Dori Moreno] Women have never been short on strength. What is often missing is the permission to use that strength in ways that protect their clarity, their energy and their long term well-being...

Conscious unbossing and AI: Why mid-level leadership must be reimagined

[Chris Blair] Dr Chris Blair explores the great generational handover and why South Africa’s middle managers are the hinge of 2026...

Outsource for success: How companies are managing payroll chaos this tax season

[Anton van Heerden] The end of February might mark the official close of the tax year in South Africa, but if you work in payroll, you know that’s not the finish line. For most businesses, the real pressure starts after the tax year ends...

#TopEmployers2026: Nolo Thobejane on why people power KFC’s purpose

[Shan Radcliffe] Nolo Thobejane, chief people, culture and purpose officer at KFC Africa, believes the key to the company’s success is its staff: “Our people power our purpose...”

#BizTrends2026 | Self Journey's Dori Moreno: Three people-first shifts shaping leadership and performance in 2026

[Dori Moreno] Dori Moreno, people & growth specialist and founder of Self Journey, discusses three people-first shifts she predicts will define this new era...

#BizTrends2026 | Anja van Beek: Employees expect more from their workplaces (and leaders must rise with them)

[Anja van Beek] Executive coach and HR expert Anja van Beek says that every year leaders ask the same question: “What’s the next big thing in HR we should prepare for?” But 2026 feels different...

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group's Musa Kalenga: Why 2026 demands a new code of leadership

[Musa Kalenga] Musa Kalenga, group CEO of Brave Group, believes the trends shaping 2026 are not just about algorithms; they are about a fundamental rewiring of how we lead people...

Draft Gazette 54032 introduces sweeping changes to B-BBEE codes

[Yuneal Padayachy] On Thursday, 29 January 2026, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) took a fundamental step in South Africa’s B-BBEE transformation narrative by publishing Government Gazette Number 54032...

#BizTrends2026 | Employer Branding Africa's Celeste Sirin: Employer brand credibility and the human differentiator

[Celeste Sirin] Celeste Sirin, CEO of Employer Branding Africa, reviews the pressing trends reshaping employer branding, leadership accountability, and workforce expectations...