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Women voters outshines political pundits in India
“Women empowerment is crucial to India’s growth. Days of seeing women as ‘home makers’ have gone, we have to see women as nation builders!” Tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2014. And in 2017, the world saw the first ever women defence minister of India, the largest democracy in the world. The inclusive model […]
Lindiwe Sisulu’s resilience for justice in Palestine remains firms
One of the worst feelings that any parent can experience is the sense of helplessness when their child is in need of help and they cannot do anything about the situation. When circumstances are out of their control and their child is yearning to be guided, helped and rescued, a parent will feel a gnawing […]
It’s time to profit from your own purpose
“Purpose, by its nature, transcends making money,” said MIT professors Julian Birkinshaw, Nicolai J. Foss and Siegwart Lindenberg. Have you ever dreamed of getting paid to do something that you love and are the most passionate about? It’s likely that you have at some point, but life somehow got in the way and you diverted down a career […]
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The dangers of the office psychopath
Psychopaths are not just found in serial killer movies and crime novels – they stalk corporate corridors too, where their trail of destruction might not include murder but can mean the death of productivity, motivation and profits. The manipulation, deception, inflated self-opinion and back-stabbing of the corporate psychopath or narcissist can often cause work-related depression, […]
We are an angry nation
South Africa is an angry nation. Destructive, volcanic and mean-spirited anger has become legitimised. Chronic mass societal anger undermines democracy, social cohesion and peace. South Africans at almost every level: individual, community and public – generally feel threatened. Individuals are angry within personal relations, whether because of unequal power, unreasonableness of partners or because of […]
The advantages that the gig economy holds for local businesses and young professionals
The number of people rendering professional services on a temporary basis, has increased significantly in South Africa. Statistics SA estimates that between 2017 and 2018, temporary employment rose from 2.6 million to 3.9 million. This so-called “gig economy” is increasingly attracting professionals, from copywriters to financial consultants. It is clear that the South African market […]
INNOVATION
South Africa gears up to enter a brave new world of...
President Cyril Ramaphosa is right when he says that to address the triple challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment South Africa will need to...
EDUCATION
Why central banks need to take human rights more seriously
Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. This is because their decisions can affect access...
ECONOMICS
Why central banks need to take human rights more seriously
Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. This is because their decisions can affect access...
