Staff Writer

AI readiness gives a business an honest view of what is in place, where the gaps sit, and which work should happen before investment in AI grows.

Before your SARS refund disappears into a holiday or shopping spree, consider how that lump sum could change your financial future, says Marnus Mostert, franchise principal and financial adviser at Consult by Momentum.

A living wage is a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty in South Africa. This is according to Professor Ines Meyer, a professor in organisational psychology at the University of Cape Town and Chairperson of the Living Wage South Africa Network (LWSAN). 

When COVID-19 emptied offices in 2020, remote work wasn’t a carefully designed workplace strategy. It was an emergency response. Now hybrid work is becoming a standard across many sectors. 

The rapid advancement of technology has ushered in a new era of digitized healthcare systems, reshaping how nations deliver medical services - and impacting the skills that medical professionals need to master. 

A South African scientific initiative linking agriculture and space research has officially launched with the Rooibos in Space programme - which will see Rooibos seeds sent to the International Space Station. 

In less than a year, Puseletso Sechogela went from carpentry graduate to full-time administrator, and then computer skills facilitator, assessor and moderator. 

While South Africa's workplace landscape is undergoing this fundamental shift, small and large businesses are choosing to right-size their real estate portfolios in favour of more adaptable, humanised workplace solutions.

A recent Constitutional Court judgment on the VAT treatment of refined gold carries an important lesson for taxpayers far beyond the mining industry that commercial logic alone cannot override the wording of tax legislation.

The DO MORE FOUNDATION and Kids Collab are coming together this Mandela Day to bring the magic of outdoor play to young children in 675 ECD centres across South Africa. 

Local markets are giving investors reasons for optimism, but that doesn’t mean you should cash in all your offshore chips, says Johan Minnie, CEO of Consult at Momentum

Five years after POPIA took effect, data breaches continue to rise. The question is: who is being held accountable?

In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, many seasoned professionals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond find themselves facing an uncomfortable truth: the skills that once made them indispensable now feel outdated.

The Prescient Foundation's Leadership Summit 2026 was focussed on coding and robotics, equipped learners with critical technological skills while inspiring them to become agents of positive change within their schools, communities and families.

Investec is advancing its vision of a higher tech, higher touch future with news that it will be rolling out Copilot to all of its employees globally. This makes them the first large organisation to announce such a significant rollout. 

In South Africa, a qualification alone is no longer enough. A growing gap exists between academic knowledge and workplace readiness, as industries increasingly require more than theoretical competence. 

Company directors who delegate their fiduciary duties to an AI model or adopt its output as their own decision risk losing their Business Judgement Rule protection. 

As organisations face increasing pressure to handle disciplinary and employee-relations cases efficiently, labour law specialists warn that technology, while essential, cannot replace human judgement, empathy, and procedural fairness.

The Public Relations Institute of SA has opened applications for  PRISMS Young Voices 2026, inviting young communications professionals and final-year students to participate in one of the industry’s leading emerging talent development initiatives. 

Engen is proud to announce the graduation of 21 newly qualified artisans who have successfully completed an intensive three-year apprenticeship programme aimed at tackling youth unemployment and addressing South Africa’s critical skills shortage.