Business & Economy

SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING READINESS CRISIS According to the SA MSME Access to Finance Report 2025, the number of black-owned, women-owned and youth-led businesses have increased since 2018, and are now driving a much larger share of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) funding applications. Black-owned MSMEs accounted for 83.7%

Navigating Turbulence: A Balanced View on the FlySafair Pilots' Strike in South Africa's Unequal Skies – Insights by Dr Chris Blair “I have spent years dissecting the intricacies of wage structures across industries. But few scenarios capture the tension between individual aspirations and societal equity quite like the

Employment Equity 2025: An Updated Guide for South African Businesses On 15 April 2025, South Africa's Department of Employment and Labour introduced a transformative shift in workplace equity with the publication of the final Employment Equity Targets, Regulations, and Administrative Requirements, as detailed in Government Gazette No. 52514.

The Silent Saboteurs of Job Profiling (Part 3) The Real Cost: How Bad Profiling Undermines HR Strategy and Organisational Trust Chimone Zaayman shares her expert insights In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we explored some critical flaws in the job profiling process: the use of vague, ambiguous verbs

21st Century, trusted by 67% of the JSE, adopts Africa’s first AI-powered front-of-house platform Johannesburg, 11 July 2025 – 21st Century, one of Africa’s leading business and people solutions consultancies, is redefining client engagement with the integration of askAYYI, an intelligent business assistant, on its Website. By implementing this

From Invisible to Influential: Personal Branding in the Age of AI Let’s be honest - AI isn’t coming. It’s already here. And while some are experimenting, prompting, and shifting how they work, many are still hesitant. Afraid. Sceptical. Overwhelmed by the pace at which AI is reshaping