Business

War for skills: top tips for how companies can win

Forty-five percent of CEOs in sub-Saharan Africa and 52% globally believe that skills shortages will impact their profitability over the next ten years.

5 Tips for smart job hunting

Knowing which steps to follow when job searching can make the process simpler and improve your chances of landing an interview

Five ways to stand out from the crowd in your career

Whether you're a stage performer looking to make it big, an entrepreneur trying to stand out from the crowd or a small business wanting to keep your head above the competition, these five tips could be a game changer.

How you can revive the spark in your job

You can significantly improve your work performance by finding significance and meaning in your work by fixing the small details.

When last did you see a female plumber or electrician?

South Africa needs to produce double the amount of skilled artisans to meet the labour demand for these skills per year, and trades such as plumbing and electrical services are perfect for self-employment.

Using the company email account? Then your boss can read your mail

When an email account belongs to the company for employees to use, then the content within those platforms and accounts belongs to the business.

Seven ways to embrace Ubuntu through empathy in the workplace

Each one of us has a meaningful role to play in creating a workplace environment that includes caring for everyone, especially those who are different from us.

Eight-year-old declines billions of diamond company inheritance to become a nun

The eight-year-old decided that her life’s path diverged far from wealth, opulence and luxury.

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Billions needed to prepare Africa’s cities for climate change

The report estimates that the greening of the continent’s cities could produce huge economic dividends for Africa over the next three decades, running into the hundreds of billions of dollars.