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On AI itself, Pope Leo calls for technological projects that protect what he describes as the grandeur of humanity. He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories.

Pope Leo’s AI encyclical and the urgent need for human leadership

He warns against reducing people to measurable outputs, predictive profiles or behavioural categories. Once technology becomes the standard by which human beings are judged, it…

Support and funding for research, innovation and entrepreneurship should work in concert. Photo: File

Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise

If we create one system, we could start seeing as many new products as research papers, and as many new jobs as there are journal articles

True mentorship is not about hierarchy. It’s about co-creation. Photo: File

Reimagining intergenerational mentorship for women

Mentorship should not be top-down, but rather a process that values collaboration and co-creation between young and older women

The City of Cape Town’s changes to its Dial-a-Ride service means people with disabilities won’t have transport to any other place than work during peak hours. Photo: File

Cutting mobility: Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride ‘realignment’ false economy

Employment isn’t possible without movement, education requires reliable, safe transport and autonomy, dignity and safety are non-negotiables

AI is not a side issue; it is an economic governance challenge that will determine who captures value, who holds power, and whose interests technology ultimately serves for decades to come. (Science Photo Library/ Sergi Laremenko)

AI Armageddon is coming. Why aren’t we panicking?

Artificial intelligence will replace most jobs and create few. The future is bleak – except for the rich

One in 10 women suffers from endometriosis, but workplaces seldom recognise this debilitating condition. Photo: Pexels/Anna Shvets

Workplaces must wake up to the harmful invisibility of endometriosis

Employers, work policies and labour law do not accommodate this health issue, which results in women missing promotions, getting unfair performance reviews or losing their jobs

The market requires entrepreneurialism, innovation, critical thinking, decisiveness and problem-solving abilities, but most schools and tertiary institutions don’t support this. Photo: AFP

New world of work requires new minds

Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.

Unemployed men inJohannesburg wait on a street corner for work for part-time work. Photo: Naashon Zalk/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Employment equity and decent work will support economic growth in South Africa

The Democratic Alliance, the Free Market Foundation and the Institute of Race Relations have flawed views regarding employment equity

The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations.  Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?

CCMA finds dismissal of cancer survivor lawful

The need for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Photo: Getty Images

It’s high time that companies change their human resources practices

Companies need to recognise the importance of equity and inclusion; employees’ well-being the acknowledges there’s life beyond work; and cater for individuality

MIAMI BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 04: Singer Rihanna performs onstage at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam on February 4, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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What will Rihanna perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show?

After seven years without a new album we share eight songs we predict Rihanna will perform at the 2023 Super Bowl half-time show.

The Gender Parity Index (GPI) in tertiary education tells the story. As of the latest figures, South Africa’s GPI stands at 1.41, meaning that for every man enrolled in higher education, there are 1.41 women. (Flickr/ https://www.microbizmag.co.uk)

Mental health in the workplace — leaders, this one’s on you

Leaders, this mental health awareness month — and every other month. We’re looking at you

A bit on the side: With South Africa’s high youth unemployment rate, many young people find find ‘side’ work, such as washing vehicles, to make
ends meet. The author writes: ‘Imagine if they could get the right investments … to turn their precarious hustles into thriving small businesses’

Turn side hustles into full-time work

Resilience alone in the face of crisis is not what will get us through. It needs to be coupled with intentional investment and support to address the reality of our country’s youth

Divorce jobs from access to basic services

Job creation should not be the peak of our ambition. We could decommodify life’s necessities instead

Building a relationship with and between employees is a core business strategy. (Eugenio Marongiu / Image Source / Image Source via AFP)

Businesses driven by empathy will lead the post-pandemic world

Ideas don’t come from machines, but from people

Matric students are currently writing their National Senior Certificate exams which commenced on 30 October and will run until 6 December.
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Matric: It’s time to democratise how we assign competence

South Africa is obsessed with the matric pass rate but this is not a measure of a person’s competence and excludes them from finding a job

Clea and Theresa with their father, Clyde Mallinson. The family spent many happy beach holidays at Crawford’s Cabins in Chintsa East in the 1980s. Photo: Brenda Mallinson

A holiday for the soul: Home is where the beach is

Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression

Many companies are revising their requirements as the pandemic continues to upset business plans. (Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Decline in demand for office space continues

Many companies are revising their requirements as the pandemic continues to upset business plans

Change agent: Zanele Njapha says jobs will be more hybridised, dispersed and flexible in the future

Q&A Sessions: Zanele Njapha, the ‘Unlearning Lady’

From primary school educator to boardroom re-educator, Zanele Njapha now teaches adults to transition to the workplaces of the future, honing skills all children have but many…