A suicide bomber killed 12 Afghan police on a bus in Kabul on Tuesday, a police official said, the second such attack in the capital in four days. ”The report we have indicates that so far 12 police have been killed and 15 wounded,” said the official who declined to be named.
The new Toyota Corolla appeals at a more primal level than pure logic dictates. It’s better looking by far than its predecessor, having lost that chunky styling, and it’s fun to drive. The car feels like a quality European offering, and even the base model is pretty well specced. Gavin Foster reports.
For Totsi Memela-Khambula mentoring is an opportunity to give in a developmental relationship between two people. It inspires the one being mentored towards further success and assists him or her to work through issues and challenges in a safe and objective environment in order to reach their full potential in terms of skills, behaviour and knowledge.
Empowering women is an imperative, says Sindi Koyana, senior executive partner at Ernst & Young. It unleashes value through capacity and capabilities that would otherwise be lying dormant, she adds. “Our government has been a trailblazer for a while — not just now with the gender balance that we see in government leadership but starting in 1994 with the accelerated growth and development it gave woman executives in state-owned organisations
“Often our time and effort is shared without reward except for the greater reward that we have been instrumental in developing someone within the company who becomes an essential member of the ‘family’ and who can be recognised for their potential in our field of expertise.”
The face of business in South Africa is changing, with female executives breaking through the “glass ceiling” and being placed in top positions, says Tshidi Mokgabudi, Executive Director, KPMG. Progress has been made by women in the more than 10 years of South Africa’s democracy but, she believes, there is still a long way to go.
Tina Eboka follows the YWCA motto, “Lift as you climb”, as she makes her way up the corporate ladder. In line with this way of thinking, Eboka has served as mentor to “too many people to list”. The Standard Bank Group Executive: Corporate Affairs believes that mentoring is good for succession planning and sustainable growth and that if well planned it does not consume that much of an individual’s time.
Veronica Devine is passionate about the upliftment and empowerment of people, in particular women. The CEO of Virgin Cosmetics and Jewellery Africa considers mentoring important and an investment in an individual’s future. “It gives the mentee an opportunity to select a role model of her choice, to guide her, a person who has a personal and professional interest in her succes, says Devine"
Looking back on Toyota’s 50 years in motorsport, it’s easy to see why this manufacturer continues to be at the forefront of global vehicle manufacturing. To commemorate its 50th motorsport anniversary, Toyota opted for its main celebrations to take place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Winchester, England.
“We live in a world that is dynamic, where people have to draw from diverse areas of expertise to succeed in their particular industry.” This, says Dr Namane Magau, of Tshelane Basadi Investors and a member of the International Women’s Forum of South Africa (IWFSA), is why mentors should not limit exposure to people in the same industry.