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The past few years have seen arguably the biggest exodus and purge of leaders from the country's top companies and SOEs in recent history, with more heads expected to roll in future... read
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LEIGH ANDREWS
There's no denying that the 'content is king' model has taken a more retail-related slate of late, in that the customer - particularly the customer experience - is fast becoming a top business priority. Read on for key insight's shared at Kantar's recent 'innovation for growth' workshop...read
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LIZLE LOUW AND DUMISANI NDIWENI
Employees often resign with immediate effect when facing disciplinary action, leaving employers unsure of whether they can continue with an intended disciplinary action...read
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ALEXANDER BREM
For decades the trend among workplaces has seen employees moving out of individual offices and into open plan spaces. This has not always been successful...read
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HR & Recruitment
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Jobs in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased by 22,000 in the first quarter of 2019, results of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) have revealed... Read
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FATHIMA USSUPH, ISSUED BY REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL
The latent entrepreneurial capabilities of women have been gradually coming to the fore with the developments in socio-political environment in society, and in this respect, South Africa is no exception... Read
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As part of the UCT's Honours-level Programme in Management in Entrepreneurship (PDE) course requirements, students are starting up their own businesses. This year, however, they will have an added hand as 1-grid will provide students with the resources to design a professional website for their new businesses... Read
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The winners of the fourth instalment of the City of Cape Town's annual youth entrepreneurial challenge were announced at a gala event at the Cape Town Civic Centre on 25 June 2019... Read
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BARBARA MAREGELE
"I ran the guesthouse like it was my own place for 15 years ... Now I'm unemployed and soon to be homeless," says Katrina Zwanota, the former manager of theLAB Lifestyle guesthouse outside Robertson, Western Cape... Read
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ISSUED BY AMAZING LIVES
Specialising in life, career and business coaching; human capital and change management consulting, ALCP has successfully transformed lives and businesses for over five years... Read
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Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends report reveals that almost 9/10 SA business leaders say they need new ways of learning as technology evolves and with it, the human experience... Read
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The final competition entry deadline for the fourth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers is Wednesday, 17 July 2019... Read
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Skills Development & Training
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Woolworths has launched its first intake of candidates from the YES programme, a government-led partnership with business, labour and civil society that aims to empower one million young South Africans... Read
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Apprenticeships first emerged in the later Middle Ages as a way to teach people the skills needed for a career. Today, you may need a COBOL programmer to learn how to be a cloud architect or a help desk service delivery specialist to become a cybersecurity analyst. These are career changes, not just reskilling efforts... Read
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JENNA BERNDT
It doesn't matter your age; we all love a good travel adventure. This #YouthMonth, we seek out incredible experiences to have in Africa that are perfect not only for Generation Z and millennials but all ages... Read
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A 1,758-carat-diamond bigger than a tennis ball was recently mined in Botswana. Despite this, the resource-rich country knows that diamonds don't last forever... and when the resources run out, a diversified knowledge-based economy needs to be in place. And that's where corporate executive education could be a gem... Read
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MAGESVARAN SURANJAN
In today's ever-changing business landscape it's important for executives and companies to rise to the challenge of driving the development of future leaders within their organizations, in order to create wealth and shape the future... Read
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FRED FROMM
With the 13 June attacks on two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz-a vital Gulf of Oman waterway-investors may be wondering if these types of disruptions could derail the global oil market... Read
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JOEL SYDER
As a continent, Africa is contributing its fair share of exciting businesses to the world of tech... Read
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CALTON NHANDO
The customer experience has evolved rapidly in the past decade. Change is the only constant so what works today won't necessarily work tomorrow... Read
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ZIAAN HATTINGH
There's no doubt that digital disruption has brought about a great deal of change in industries, markets, and businesses... Read
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KAMINI GUPTA
When Facebook unveiled its new digital currency libra, it explicitly said the initiative was intended to address the problems faced by the world's unbanked... Read
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The one sure thing in the world's economies today is that problems are getting broader, deeper, more significant and will become more prevalent. The question is, are we equipped to navigate the new problem-driven paradigm? Read
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ZAK SIVALINGUM
An important attribute that SA can take away from the success of Special Economic Zones at a global level is the importance of collaboration between key public and private stakeholders... Read
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HAYDEN SADLER
Today, many customers, when visiting an online business, expect instant access and 24/7 availability... Read
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CHRIS VOLSCHENK
Digital transformation is more than just a trend... Read
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Cape Town's informal economy sustains about 140,000 individuals by providing much-needed income for vulnerable households... Read
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