by Dianne Bayley | Aug 8, 2022 | Sustainability
South Africa is currently experiencing a massive shortage of ICT skills, notes Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus. According to recent research, the country lacks at least 70 000 ICT professionals which is further exacerbated by the declining number of graduates....
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Workplace 2020
The latest South African unemployment rate stands at 34.5%, notes Lisa Strydom, Senior Manager: Channel & Alliances – Africa, Veeam Software. However, the most concern lies within the youth demographic (people aged between 15 and 24) where the unemployment rate...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 17, 2022 | Featured Articles
Globally, employers are arming themselves for war. But this war is not taking place on a battlefield or in the trenches – it’s taking place in the boardroom, writes Karien Spencer, Talent Acquisition Lead at Decision Inc. The critical scarcity of skills, in the era of...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 4, 2022 | Featured Articles
We live in a world beset by inequalities, writes Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, Zoho Corp. Whether they’re related to income, gender, race, or background, you don’t have to look far to find them. South Africa, for example, has the highest level of wealth inequality...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2022 | Security and Legal
In March 2022, the Department of Communications, through ICASA, began auctioning off available spectrum to bidders, largely telecoms corporations, notes Natashia Barnabas, Industrial Relations Manager at Workforce Staffing. This auction netted more than R14 billion...
