https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/610.html South Africa news 15 Management & Leadership news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/610.html en-us Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:34:29 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cosatu-protest-why-saving-south-african-jobs-must-begin-long-before-retrenchment-notices-arrive-292877a On 7 October, Cosatu plans protest action across all nine provinces as South Africa marks the World Day for Decent Work. The immediate public discussion will understandably focus on marches, workplace attendance, pay and the legal protection available to participating employees. However, the more important issue is the anxiety driving the action: workers fear that a job, once lost, may not be replaced. 1-272280 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/siu-asked-to-investigate-farm-worker-equity-schemes-070325a Nearly R700m was disbursed to equity schemes. Most of them have failed. 1-272037 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/4-weeks-to-go-tackling-the-hr-headaches-keeping-you-up-at-night-631851a South Africa’s business landscape is changing fast. Organisations are under pressure to attract and retain scarce skills, integrate younger and increasingly diverse generations, rethink traditional leadership structures, respond to AI, and maintain productivity while employees face growing pressure inside and outside the workplace. 1-271871 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/your-hr-story-deserves-to-be-heard-enter-the-future-of-hr-awards-2026-075225a In a talent market where organisations are competing to attract the best people, what makes your workplace stand out? External recognition can strengthen your employer brand and provide credible proof of what your organisation is doing differently. Recognised Best Workplaces receive 40% more job applications per opening than their peers. 1-271837 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/a-trust-fall-wont-save-your-team-the-real-cause-of-workplace-friction-520770a When a team is struggling, leadership often defaults to team-building days, off-sites, or social events. While fun, these temporary fixes rarely touch the underlying habits that stifle honest communication, unresolved conflict, and daily performance. 1-271836 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/adrian-mopp-named-new-wc-director-of-public-prosecutions-186226a Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed the appointment of Advocate Adrian Carl Mopp as the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the Western Cape Division. 1-271728 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-can-accelerate-hr-but-should-it-make-the-decisions-075145a Artificial intelligence is changing recruitment, learning, and career development at remarkable speed. It can screen candidates, identify skills, personalise learning, and automate processes that once consumed hours of HR time. However, as AI becomes more deeply embedded in the workplace, perhaps the more important question is not what it can do, but what we should still insist on doing ourselves. 1-271707 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africas-cable-warning-when-cheap-imports-come-at-a-cost-964334a South Africa’s cable industry is facing a surge that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Electrical cable imports climbed 43% to 32,943 tonnes in the year to June 2026, compared with 23,091 tonnes two years earlier. 1-271604 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beyond-gym-perks-why-employee-benefit-packages-are-missing-the-mark-520010a The gap between what a benefits package promises and what an employee actually experiences is often where South African businesses and their workforces misalign. 1-271566 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-ai-is-altering-the-shape-of-corporate-hierarchies-297747a The old keys don't fit the new doors. For decades, organisations have been built like pyramids: a broad base of junior talent, a narrowing middle-management tier and a small executive peak. Artificial intelligence is reshaping that pyramid into something entirely new and if you're not preparing your people for the pressure that creates, you're already behind. 1-271530 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Management & Leadership South Africa