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South Africa’s infrastructure deficit, particularly in energy and logistics, has affected growth.

We need to rethink South Africa’s growth model

The country needs to embrace productivity-led growth to ensure sustainable economic development, foster employment and spur innovation.

Hard slog: Amazon workers, like garbage collectors, nurses and cleaners, have little choice but to work punishingly long hours because their pay is low. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Our ancestors worked less and had better lives. What are we doing wrong?

In an age of both untold prosperity and existential crisis, it’s time to rethink work

Outdoor workers wilt in rising heat

Climate change means hats are crucial personal protective equipment now – and work hours must become flexible

Nike headquarters. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

Use Nike’s model to expand your small business

Having a successful business is about more than just selling a product to customers

The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake sparked terror among tourists and locals alike. (AFP/Getty Images)

Wages and productivity even out

Labour and business are neither winners nor losers – as it should be, according to accepted economic theory.

In China

Output and wages linked to prosperity

Rising labour productivity leads to higher employment, income and profits.

On most smartphones batteries last little more than half a day. But there’s a simple secret to the real battery hog and how to double that life.

Work absenteeism costs SA economy R16bn a year

An estimated average of 15% of staff are absent on any given day – and only one in three people who do not go to work are actually physically ill.

Village Main Reef stocks reach highest in seven weeks

The gold production company has reported record highs at its Tau Lekoa flagship mine and restructuring at other operations.

Empower your employees

There is an urgent need for South Africa’s organisations to develop cultures that foster positive work environments and increase productivity.