Tag: COVID-19

Pandemic-related uncertainty and stress saw human resource (HR) departments emerge as valuable partners in ensuring business continuity and success. The role of HR practitioners has evolved, and they are now more important than ever as crucial support structures for employees and facilitators of their overall wellbeing.

The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) was tabled to Parliament on 26 October 2022 by South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

As the world shifts into a post-pandemic reality, companies are having to contend with immense changes that are redefining relationships with employees. 

Never Waste a Good Crisis was born in the wake of COVID-19. However, the book elaborates on many other challenges that leaders in corporate South Africa have had to deal with – including deeply personal ones. Is leadership an art? Can you learn it? Can anyone be a leader?

With the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, complaints to us came thick and fast – and cases were closed without undue delay. In the 2021-2022 financial year under review, we received 8,858 new complaints, an increase of 26% compared to the previous year when the COVID-19 level 4 and 5 lockdowns were implemented.

From video games and live streaming, to advertising and internet consumption, we looked at where consumers are spending their time and money in the latest industry insights from the Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022-2026.

Coding and programming, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IOT) are part of a student skills transfer programme that will be fostered by a twining agreement between Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and Samsung through the Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (CfERI).

While COVID-19 put the brakes on the economy, the post-pandemic recovery has almost been stymied by the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine and the impending fears of a US recession, contributing negatively to economies around the world. Through the most challenging hurdles, however, the franchise sector in South Africa has remained steadfast in its goals to grow the economy and create jobs.

Today’s workforce has come to expect streamlined processes, flexibility, and digital connectivity from wherever they may work (whether in the office or remotely) in order to facilitate productivity. Throughout the pandemic, it was this ability to work remotely that broke social distancing boundaries and enabled new levels of productivity to be achieved, despite teams becoming more globally distributed.

The only thing that’s constant in life is change. Many companies are now choosing hybrid workforce models to power their operations. As a result, they are adopting the technology necessary to complement this type of flexible model. The COVID-19 pandemic forever altered how the modern workplace functions: trends clearly show the demand for the hybrid workplace model.