by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Features
For years, the curriculum vita (CV) has been the hiring world’s default currency. A neat, two-page summary of who you are, where you’ve been, and what you’ve done. But in 2026, the uncomfortable truth is this: the CV isn’t dead, yet it no longer wields the influence...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Features
By Mark Dixon – Technology changes everything eventually and has always shaped how we work. The difference today is the speed at which that change is unfolding. Advances in AI are accelerating the world of work at a speed most organisations – and individuals –...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Data resilience and security can no longer be treated as separate disciplines – they need to work together to ensure organisations are not only protected from cyberattacks, but able to get back up and running quickly when the inevitable happens. This is according to...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
South Africa has an uncomfortable habit of having the same argument over and over again. We worry about imports. We talk about protecting local industry. We debate tariffs, incentives, and unintended consequences. And then, quietly, we carry on buying, licensing, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
A clear message rang through the halls of the Cape Town International Convention Centre at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba: Africa’s mining sector holds enormous, untapped opportunity, but unlocking it will demand coordinated action across governments,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Physical security systems generate large volumes of information from video footage, access control records, and license plate information. As this data plays a growing role in daily operations and investigations, organisations are under increasing pressure to manage...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
We know the drill – executive teams bunker down for a week and produce a strategy that will lead the organization forward to unheard of heights for the next year or three. Come the end of year review, so many elements have not been implemented or accomplished. By...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Liezel Jonkheid – Small businesses don’t fail because they don’t work hard. They fail, plateau, or stay “small” because they run out of repeatable growth. One of the most underestimated blockers to scale is also one of the least measured: customer experience....
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Barry Hasleham – Every few years, someone declares that print is dead, until print proves them wrong. The question worth asking is not whether it will survive, but why it keeps defying the forecast, what that means for businesses still relying on it, and how...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2026 | Features
Cash flow remains one of the toughest challenges for South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Not only does it consistently rank as a top concern in the Business Partners Limited SME Confidence Index, but a global Xero survey also found that 72% of local...
