Why it's important for HR to get out in front of workplace disruption
May 20, 2018 15:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Some experts believe that more than a third of jobs in South Africa are at risk of being lost because humans are going to be replaced by digitisation and computer technology. This equates to the loss of about 5.7 million...
Ramaphosa's new dawn: much better, but not nearly enough
May 20, 2018 14:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Cyril Ramaphosas rise to power has been greeted enthusiastically by most South Africans. Their hope is that the new president represents a leadership cohort within the governing African National Congress (ANC) thats...
Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance
May 19, 2018 22:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Its been a big year for companies pushing the boundaries of technology and not in a good way. The Cambridge Analytica scandal led to a public outcry about privacy, the Commonwealth Banks loss of customer data raised...
The China-U.S. conflict is about much more than trade
May 19, 2018 21:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The recent unprecedented, high-level U.S. delegation to Beijing has left China highly dissatisfied. The group included U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Americas toughest China critics, including Commerce...
Can a Kim Kardashian lollipop help you lose weight?
May 19, 2018 21:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Kim Kardashian West has been heavily criticised for promoting appetite suppresant lollipops on her Instagram account. Despite the criticism, more than a million people have liked her post, showing the extent of her...
Privatizing essential human services like the VA can come at a high social cost
May 19, 2018 21:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Over the years, countries have privatized dozens of services and activities once the sole domain of governments, such as the provision of electricity and water, road operations, prisons and even health care, with the...
5 things to know about mass shootings in America
May 19, 2018 21:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
At least 10 students were killed at a Santa Fe, Texas high school on May 18 after a classmate opened fire with a shotgun and a .38 revolver. The shooting came just three months after another teen shooter killed 17 in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects