13 years of reform have proven to be insufficient in eradicating inequality in the workplace according to the Employment Equity (CEE) Annual Report which has shown that black and female employees are still battling to attain top and senior management positions.

To say that the Employment Equity Act is failing to transform South Africa would be an understatement, especially in light of recent findings which has infuriated Cosatu members who are calling it a 'national disgrace' after 17 years of democracy.

Minister Blade Nzimande was resolute in his message of promoting and institutionalising work integrated learning when he addressed major players in the higher education and training industry urging stakeholders to ‘ensure that every workplace becomes a training space with and for the workers and the youth of the country.’

Words such as accretive, accruals and accumulated depreciation can strike fear in the hearts of even the toughest executives, but can non-financial managers combat their accounting fears? According to Mark Samowitz the principles of Accounting Comes Alive ‘make accounting accessible and understandable to anyone.’

A thorough knowledge of people and business processes and a demand for honesty in business are two traits that set good leaders apart from great ones. Hylton Bannon mentions several behaviours leaders should adopt to achieve success in their organisations.

'Women economic empowerment' will be the focus of Women's month this year said Minister Lulu Xingwana, stating that the period would be used to emphasise the role of women as equal partners in the economic, social and cultural development of society, as well as ending economic marginalisation of women.

With a growing global population and increased scientific research and innovation, the scale of need and the sophistication of solutions in areas such as food supply and provision of health care have grown exponentially making bioentrepreneurship an appealing career path.

When resiging be sure to exit your job with grace cautions recruitment consultant Niteske Marshall, warning that those who fail to leave their managers or collegues on good terms may suffer later, especially in South Africa 'where industries tend to be smaller and people often work within the same sector for many years.'

Team building specialist Brian Moore talks about scenarios where more powerful, long term and sustainable team building is needed and how it can be achieved through transformational team building. He aslo provides some quick tips for managers to build high performance teams.

A well-written CV is brief, factual, relevant and free of errors and gimmicks and with such high levels of competition in the job market today your CV is your ticket to the job of your dreams.

IPv6 is the technology direction of public and private IP networks around the world and is likely to have a profound effect on personal and business-centric Internet use. There are important issues businesses should consider as they prepare for a networking environment that will soon be predominantly IPv6 based.

Do you really take a holiday or do you just access your email from a different location? Maybe one that is sunny and where your children are close by playing in the pool?

We are involved in the training of people working at ECD sites and the need for trained staff and better equipped centres is tremendous. The people working at many of these sites are not qualified and often can't afford to study.

When an employee runs a Twitter account as part of their job, what happens to their followers when they move to a new employer? The account is in the employee's name so they may want to take them with them, and the followers will make them more valuable to a future employer.

Pearl Seigel, self proclaimed “Femmepreneur” uses her experience in marketing, communication and consulting to provide insight to stuggling entrepreneurs and novices by highlighting some of the biggest mistakes new businesses make and how to avoid them.

If there's one thing everyone in South Africa can agree on, it's that unemployment is the major problem of our time. This week labour law consultant takes some time out to talk about job creation, what's been promised, and what he believes should be done.

A woman, interviewing for a pharmaceutical sales position, answers the common interview question: Tell me about yourself. This is an example of a excellent way to answer this question.

'The Department of Trade and Industry is now pushing for companies to play a greater role in hands-on support of emerging entrepreneurs', Denvor Phokaners speaks about the benefits of investing in your own supplier base to stimulate SME growth and see greater return on investment.

Karen Gray shares her weekly training tip. This week's insert demonstrates how to teach Zulu greetings to English speakers in a way that is interesting, engaging and memorable for the learners.

Potential employers are looking for more than just an impressive CV. Displaying a positive attitude in the midst of staggering unemployment levels and economic instability will set you apart from other job seekers; here HR specialist Patricia Frame speaks about how to remain upbeat during your job search.

Is your career on track? Through a successful career planning strategy and constant revision of that strategy you can achieve your career goals. According to the experts 'the great heights you wish to reach are not entirely out of your hands'.

Deloitte launched its Future Leaders Development Programme for the third consecutive year in a bid to encourage corporate South Africa to develop previously disadvantaged young people as future leaders. Students are recruited exclusively from the Thusannai Work Readiness Programme.

Many parents spend endless hours persuading their kids to get off MXit, but one innovative High School has found a way to use this teenage diversion to their advantage, and may have started a trend in the Western Cape by using technology to excite maths learners.