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How employers can guide knowledge workers through the AI shift

Feb 20, 2026

By Juanita Vorster – In the boardroom, we call it risk management. In HR, resilience. In marketing, futureproofing. What we all really want is accurate predictions on when what is going to change, and solutions on how to delay – or ideally, prevent – the impact...

Preparing for a changing skills landscape

Feb 20, 2026

As 2026 gets underway, businesses, educators, and policymakers face a pressing question: how do we equip South Africa’s workforce to thrive in a world defined by constant change? By Andrew Horsfall, CEO of Milpark Education Recent years have shown us how industries...

What to expect from Budget 2026

Feb 17, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...

Over-reliance on AI results in poor decision-making

Feb 17, 2026

As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly reshapes work, especially for less experienced employees, Gartner predicts that by 2030, 30% of enterprises will face declining decision-making quality due to an overreliance on AI. Chief human resources officers...

Cybersecurity still the top business risk – but AI is gaining

Feb 6, 2026

Cyber incidents created many headlines in 2025 and are still the biggest worry for companies globally in 2026, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The past year has also been a significant one for accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), which is...

Where training ends and insight begins

Feb 6, 2026

Quick fixes are failing. Businesses invest in short courses and certificates, expecting transformation, yet return to the same problems months later. Pamela Nomzaza, academic at Regent Business School, argues this cycle reveals a fundamental misunderstanding about...

Micro-credentialing redefines how graduates break into new careers

Feb 6, 2026

With rapid shifts in the job market becoming commonplace, graduate professionals have to be more resilient than ever to ensure they stay ahead of trends and keep their careers on an upward trajectory. This has given rise to the phenomenon of micro-credentialing,...

The changing role of middle managers in the age of AI and chat

Feb 6, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) and workplace chat tools are transforming how organisations operate, communicate, and manage workloads. By Roland Innes, group CEO at Dyna Training For middle managers, this shift is particularly profound. Tasks that once dominated daily...

Cybersecurity training needs urgent overhaul

Feb 6, 2026

As the nature and complexity of cyber threats rapidly evolves, companies have realised that they must look beyond purely tech solutions and equip their employees with the skills to safeguard the business against attack. However, Mimecast has found that while 86% of...

Bending AI to Africa’s needs: the key to transforming classrooms

Feb 6, 2026

The opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offer African teachers and students are immense; the AI education market in the Middle East and Africa is projected to hit $1.7 billion by 2030. By Niall McNulty, AI product and innovation leader for Cambridge...

Enterprise AI is at a critical tipping point

Jan 29, 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – We are at a critical moment in the race for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) – winning is no longer about who adopts AI, but who scales safely, efficiently and with business impact. This is the headline finding from IDC’s CIO...

Cloud infrastructure spend accelerates

Jan 23, 2026

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 99,3% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) to $67-billion. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

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