Upskilling and reskilling your workforce in 2022
CareersLatest news January 28, 2022
The future of companies, and therefore the economy in general, is today directly related to its ability to successfully transform digitally. Along with exploding technology innovations and the pressure of a global pandemic this transformation was accelerated in South Africa during 2020/2021, and our skills need to evolve along... Read more
Learnings from the 2021 matric results
Careers January 27, 2022
The academic year of 2021 will undoubtedly be regarded as an extraordinary year – one that significantly disrupted learning and brought about unprecedented challenges, particularly for the matric Class of 2021. When the time came for the 2021 matric results to be released, one would have expected that the... Read more
Bridgestone recognised as top employer
AchieversCareersLatest news January 25, 2022
Bridgestone Southern Africa (BSAF) has been certified as one of South Africa’s leading companies to work for by the Top Employers Institute, the global authority on recognising excellence in people practices. The tyre manufacturer, measured against 113 companies in South Africa, achieved an overall Top Employer score of almost... Read more
Matric results : Change of plan? Consider these high-demand qualifications
CareersLatest news January 21, 2022
Following the release of the Matric results of 2021, countless young people will be faced with the need or desire to adjust their study plans for this year because they did not perform as expected, while many others will be faced with the happy news that their options have... Read more
Mastering digital change in the modern organisation
CareersLatest news January 21, 2022
In 2022, the leadership role most likely to enable digital transformation by leveraging strategic thinking, thanks to a radical reimagining of responsibilities and focus, is that of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). According to McKinsey, finance leaders need to lean into this evolution as they are critical to helping... Read more
Many students who wrote and passed the matric examinations will still be undecided about what course to study towards a career. In an effort to help them decide about tertiary education, private higher education institution MANCOSA will hold two Open Days when students may engage with student advisors and... Read more
In the modern age, ‘disruption’ has been defined as ‘radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation’. With the advent of Industry 4.0, we have seen this termed ‘digital disruption’. However, the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned disruption on its head. We are... Read more
Pianist Burton Naidoo shares music from upcoming release ‘Sometime Before’
arts and cultureCareersLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal January 14, 2022
iSupport Creative Business, supported by Concerts SA, presents performances by pianist Burton Naidoo and poet Luleka Mhlanzi. This concert is organised in collaboration with UKZN’s Centre for Creative Arts and Centre for Jazz and Popular Music, will take place at Alliance Francaise in Durban on Thursday 27 January. The... Read more
CHIETA, SAPREF boost skills development in chemical sector
AchieversCareersLatest news January 13, 2022
The long-standing partnership between CHIETA, the chemical industries SETA, and SAPREF, South Africa’s largest crude oil refinery, has delivered strong skills development programmes to the sector, at an investment of R6 million by CHIETA. SAPREF, which is one of the SETA’s top levy paying contributors, is providing opportunities for about... Read more
How you can help build the next ICT generation
CareersLatest news December 9, 2021
With 34.4% of our citizens unemployed and the majority of that (74.8%) being youth aged between 15 and 24, combined with the fact it is no secret that South African businesses have a major skills deficit in the next generation of our workforce, organisations have an immense opportunity to... Read more
