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Stadio Holdings has announced the appointment of Merwe Roux as its new Group Chief Information Officer, effective June 2025. Roux brings a strong background in innovation, technology, and strategic leadership within the higher education sector.

For much of the post-pandemic period, the conversation around returning to the office has focused heavily on resistance, mainly concerns about flexibility, maintaining a balanced work-life approach, and productivity. But lost in this narrative is a crucial dimension: the psychological value of shared workspaces.

As cybercrime intensifies across South Africa, Cape Town’s businesses are under mounting pressure to protect themselves from ransomware, phishing scams, data breaches, and compliance-related penalties. Local managed services provider IPT is stepping up to meet this challenge and earning a consistent 10-out-of-10 client rating for its efforts.

Durban, 3 July 2025, As Mandela Day (18 July) approaches, the DO MORE FOUNDATION is calling on South Africans to take meaningful action by supporting the development of climate-resilient Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in under-resourced communities across the country.

A recent CCMA decision has reinforced the importance of timely and reasonable employer responses to sexual harassment complaints, with significant legal and reputational implications for South African organisations.

South Africa entered 2025 with hopes of economic recovery, but political tensions within the Government of National Unity, shifting diplomatic dynamics with the US, and ongoing service delivery issues have weighed heavily on growth forecasts. Economists are now revising expectations downward, and vulnerable sectors are beginning to feel the squeeze.

AI is moving fast, and it’s changing how we work. In marketing, that brings a lot of questions about creativity, strategy, and where people fit in. It’s easy to feel unsure. But at the ACA, they believe people still belong right where they’ve always been, at the heart of it all.

In over 15 years of leading people, I’ve come to realise that great teams don’t just happen. They’re built. I’ve seen the difference between a team that clicks and one that quietly fractures under pressure. And I’ve learned, sometimes the hard way, that when the stakes are high, the team you build is often the difference between success and setback.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming workplaces globally, with South Africa leading in adoption according to Boston Consulting Group’s AI at Work 2025: Momentum Builds But Gaps Remain report.

It is undeniable that AI in education, even though still in relative infancy, has a multiplier effect on student outcomes. An overview of the substantial impact of individualised learning on student performance over the past few years, combined with an insight into daily advances in real life, has the potential to raise concerns about the role of human educators in classrooms.

The modern workplace is failing to keep pace with transformative shifts in how people work, reveals Gensler’s 2025 Global Workplace Survey. 
Gensler is a global architecture and design firm with 53 offices worldwide. 

As South Africa marks Youth Month, Engen proudly celebrates the power of education and digital empowerment to unlock potential - particularly through the Engen Community Computer School and the Engen Global Citizen Development Programme

One thing that separates the world's top performers from the average is their commitment to always keep learning, and growing, no matter how successful they are. 

There are many jobs available in the technology sector because the rapid growth there has led to a shortage of skilled applicants. Ralph Berndt looks at the work readiness gap when young people enter the tech sector workforce. 

The days of working for one company, or in one career, for your whole working life are fading fast.  Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at Jack Hammer has some advice for professionals looking at a career change. 

A young man from Ocean View has embraced learning as a way to build a successful career. The support of the Prescient Foundation Scholarship Programme has helped him achieve his early success. 

For 13 years, Chris started every Monday morning in the same boardroom sitting next to his boss, coffee in hand and plans on the table. But this Monday is different. The table is empty. He is being retrenched.

South Africa's construction industry is being shaped by evolving challenges and opportunities. Trends such as addressing skilled labour shortages, embracing sustainable building practices, advancing renewable energy projects, and enhancing public infrastructure are defining our path forward.

How does one define leadership? Well, it’s not about a corner office, a job title, or a fancy title behind your name. Rather, leadership is influence. Period.

Fintech company Yoco have worked closely with Workshop17 to ensure that their offices are using the latest strategies to provide the workplace of the future.