Female entrepreneurs in construction are a hugely underutilised force for growth and innovation It was one year into the Covid-19 pandemic and things looked grim in the construction sector. Mampho Sotshongaye, owner of an SMME for road maintenance and vegetation management, says she might have given up – had it not been for the women’s […]
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The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy has an exciting line-up of fireside chats sponsored by fintech firm, ProfitShare Partners. Slaying In Your Lane has already featured prominent speakers like Elizabeth Wells from the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, Marble and Saint co-owners, David Higgs, and Gary Kyriacou, as well as Zandile Mkwanazi of GirlCode and EmpowerXx.
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Innovation Edge has launched a call for bold solutions that aim to improve preschool teachers’ support of early literacy development for 4–6-year-olds in South Africa’s impoverished communities. Social entrepreneurs with a proven track record of implementation within any sector are invited to respond to this call and apply for funding for their product, service or
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a skill that is part of the future of digital transformation within the architecture, engineering, construction industry and facility management; a very viable career option and in great demand globally. For the first time in January 2023, students in and outside South Africa will be able to study various qualifications
There’s little doubt that green needs to be higher on our agenda, as we are fast running out of landfill space to dispose of our vast volumes of waste. Some sites, such as those in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, are overflowing and waste needs to be moved to alternative sites in the city, which
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Applications are open for the Social Entrepreneurship Programme and bursaries are available for applicants who meet the criteria. The sought-after course takes excellence in business innovation thinking and applies it to the social development space. Are you passionate about a social problem that you’d like to solve? The GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy will be running it’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP)
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By Stav Ziv Goodbye, playground bully! See you never, high school mean girls! Hello…workplace bully? Oh no. Unfortunately, bullying isn’t one of those things you can put behind you when you become an adult, like awkward yearbook photos and (usually) braces. Offices can have bullies, too. In fact, they’re more common than you might think.
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ESG (environmental, social, and governance) has emerged as one of the most important acronyms in today’s business environment. While there is an understanding of what these terms mean individually, the ability to implement them in an integrated manner across the organisational footprint has been found wanting. Where no sector is feeling this pressure to change
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According to UNICEF’s 2019 flagship report entitled The State of the World’s Children (SOWC), two thirds of the world’s children are at risk of malnutrition and hidden hunger because of the poor quality of their diets. This report, which examines the issue of children, food and nutrition, highlights the consequences of poor nutrition in younger children
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By Dr Margie Warrell If you’ve got a lousy boss right now you have my sympathy. Truly. It can really siphon the enjoyment from what might otherwise be a rewarding role, leave you feeling undervalued, and wondering whether you should begin searching for something new. But before you start planning an exit strategy, it would
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