JSE performance over past 10 years disappointing

The performance of the JSE over the past 10 years has not only been disappointing — it has been unusual. As the graph below shows, the local market has underperformed…

New look at youth-oriented businesses

It is now widely acknowledged that youth unemployment is very high in sub-Sahara Africa. The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) points to some staggering statistics on youth unemployment within the continent. The Foundation, notes that, out of 420 million youths in Africa aged between15-35, one third are unemployed while another third are employed vulnerably.

In SA townships, ‘unseen’ businesses catch a big bank’s eye

JOHANNESBURG – Among the metal shacks and narrow side streets of South Africa’s townships, one of the country’s biggest lenders sees a sizeable market it wants to be first to crack: multi-million-rand businesses operating largely in cash.

Encourage your employees to take mental health day

The concept of taking a “mental health day” is pretty widespread and becoming more and more accepted (it’s even legally protected, in most cases, as a totally acceptable reason to take a sick day). But being familiar with the concept isn’t the same as embracing it for your employees and even yourself.

Further thoughts on the National Critical Skills Audit Report

I spent most of daylight Monday reviewing and reflecting on the 2018 National Critical Skills Audit Report by the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development.

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