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...

#BizTrends2026 | Manpower SA's Lyndy van den Baarselaar: Steering the future of work with purpose, agility, and humanity

[Lyndy van den Barselaar] Lyndy van den Baarselaar, MD at Manpower SA, explores three trends that will define the next chapter of work, and how HumanPower can help us steer them with intention and impact...

#BizTrends2026 | DNA EOR's Anton van Heerden: 8 global hiring shifts HR can’t ignore in 2026

[Anton van Heerden] Anton van Heerden, CEO of DNA EOR, looks at the biggest shifts shaping recruitment in 2026, and how HR teams should be preparing for them...

#BizTrends2026 | Transcend Capital's Shaun Smit: Balancing wealth inequality in the digital age through employee ownership

[Shaun Smit] Shaun Smit, director at Transcend Capital, explores a growing trend that will bolster employee engagement and improve B-BBEE scorecards, while addressing wealth inequality...

#BizTrends2026 | Towerstone's Brian Eagar: A leadership guide to turning job huggers into culture champions

[Brian Eagar] Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone, explores the nature of job hugging and what leadership can do to counter this growing trend...

Crucial leadership strategies to managing January work blues

[Anja van Beek] January doesn’t greet everyone with clarity and energy; in many cases, it highlights the lingering exhaustion we’ve carried with us into the new year...

#BizTrends2026 | EEB's Lushan Sundram: Steering the future through tailored employee benefits

[Lushan Sundram] Lushan Sundram, senior sales and business development manager at EEB, says the challenge for organisations is not simply to update staff benefits, but to rethink them entirely...

#BizTrends2026 | SA Business School's Anton Visser: The changing face of learning and development

[Anton Visser] Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School, examines the forces reshaping L&D and the effect they will have on skills development strategies and talent pipelines in the year ahead...

#BizTrends2026 | Ariston Global's Boudine Henningse: Steering corporate wellness into 2026

[Boudine Henningse] Boudine Henningse, executive: operational effectiveness at Ariston Global, says organisations cannot treat wellness as a once-off activity that happens when the calendar runs out...

#BizTrends2026 | Robert Walters' Samantha-Jane Gravett: How HR leaders can navigate mega-trends shaping work in 2026

[Samantha-Jane Gravett] Samantha-Jane Gravett, director at Robert Walters Recruitment Africa, examines macro, micro, and mega-trends shaping HR and management in 2026...

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world

[Chris Blair] Dr Chris Blair, group director at 21st Century, provides a practical roadmap for navigating the new workplace terrain...