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Black bosses, please lead us well

Opinion Siwaphiwe Myataza - 2 Sep 2020

We need to do better to create compatible workplaces for black employees

The Portfolio: Tommy Busakhwe

Friday Tommy Busakhwe - 27 Aug 2020

Photographer Tommy Busakhwe, a participant in the Communities of the Kalahari Advocacy Project, uses his camera to tell stories of home, land and the people who live and work on it

Covid-19 could have an effect on labour law

Coronavirus Sinethemba Cele - 20 Aug 2020

Identifying three possible disputes that may be a real issue in South Africa

Gig workers are at the front line of pandemic

Article Kelle Howson - 19 Mar 2020

There is evidence that platform workers worldwide have unfair work conditions and lack benefits and protections afforded to employees

Social entrepreneurship means business

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Feb 2020

Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs

The urgency of rethinking education — for Africa and the world

Article Audrey Azoulay & Sahle-Work Zewde - 10 Feb 2020

We need to re-evaluate the purpose and delivery of learning, so that all citizens are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century, among them fighting climate change and adapting to technological disruption

Purpose, profit and progress

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Jan 2020

Studying further doesn’t have to mean academia — exploring the TVET option may yield good results

The manifestation of climate injustice

Article David S Williams - 13 Aug 2019

Following the new UN report on climate change and agricultural land use, how will climate change affect communities in informal urban areas

Growing a sustainable future

Article Advertising Supplement - 4 Jun 2019

The University of Johannesburg’s new MBA will be helping South Africans build small businesses that create jobs

Coloured execs battle to get to the top

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Feb 2019

Research suggests that a complex crisis of identity is at the heart of the problem

The future of work we want

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jan 2019

The world of work is changing and with it inequalities will be exacerbated unless a social agenda is in place and education institutions gear up

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SA would do well to follow the German education model

Article John Davenport - 25 Jan 2019

Today, on leaving school, more than 50% of Germans enter dual vocational education and training programmes as they make their way into the job market

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The flagship projects of the National Lotteries Commission

Article Advertorial - 14 Dec 2018

Grants have been allocated to a range of nongovernmental and other organisations

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Foundation helps college graduates to become artisan entrepreneurs

Article Advertorial Supplement - 30 Nov 2018

Investing in the Future Youth Development Award. Runner-up: Second Chance SA Foundation

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Ramaphosa: Laws, policies must open South Africa up to investors

Article Carin Smith - 21 Nov 2018

Germany has more than 600 companies operating in South Africa, providing more than 100 000 jobs

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