City Power, Reimagining Energy
Behind the drive is its perspicacious CEO, Ms Tshifularo Mashava. Joe Makhafola sat with the stylish, innovative trailblazer to unpack how she steers the entity ahead of the curve and…
Let’s be a country that bets on itself again
g additional responsibility, having an evidence-based approach helps create credibility and impact. Equally important is strengthening your professional visibility through meaningful connections. “I’ve seen how the right connections can open…
From potential to promotion: strategies for South African women facing the broken rung
The ‘glass ceiling’ is a frequently cited term that describes the barrier preventing women from advancing to senior leadership roles in their professions, regardless of their qualifications or achievements. But…
Fortifying the state in a time of cyber siege
In an era where borders are no longer physical, South Africa is being drawn into a new kind of conflict one fought not with tanks and missiles, but with lines…
From learner to leader
As of the first quarter of 2025, South Africa’s youth unemployment rate (ages 15–34) has climbed to a staggering 46.1% according to Stats SA, an increase of 9.2 percentage points…
The AI skills revolution: why South Africa must act now to compete globally
Generative AI is no longer a future concept or a speculative technology. It is here now, rapidly reshaping industries and rewriting the rules of competitiveness In South Africa, the potential…
Turning generative AI dreams into real reinvention
We can choose to lead, to pioneer, and to set an example of responsible, scaled AI-driven reinvention. Or we can choose to lag, consuming innovations created elsewhere. The path we…
The PIC clarifies its position on unlisted investments and Daybreak Foods
There are ongoing allegations that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has “squandered R33 billion” of pensioners’ money on politically motivated investments. The PIC strongly refutes these claims, arguing that they…
Transformation Fund: revisiting historical problem of access to capital for blacks businesses
The Transformation Fund initiative could champion much needed transformation of the financing system for black people’s meaningful participation in business and the economy, writes Tshediso Matona Minister Parks Tau’s proposed…
To survey or not to survey, that is the question
Ido Lekota takes a deeper look at the calls for BEE to be scrapped following the release of survey results opposing its continued implementation President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent passionate delivery…
