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Nomkhita Nqweni leans in
Late last year, Nomkhita Nqweni bought a copy of Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg’s powerful tome on women empowerment, for each of her male colleagues on...
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Powerhouse: Lesego Sennelo
Like most of SA’s corporate sphere, the chartered accounting (CA) industry still has a long way to go before it can be deemed truly transformed. Despite the challenges, though, there’s been significant...
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Maite Makgoba’s success is ‘child’s play’
While she’s always had an entrepreneurial edge – honed by selling accessories at school to make extra pocket money – Soweto-born Makgoba worked for the South African Air Force as a Captain in the...
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Julia Shabalala’s journey to recovery
I’d battled with fibroadenomas (the most common benign breast lumps in young women) since I was 15, but because of my age, my doctor didn’t want to remove them and leave me with scars. When I saw a new...
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Step by step to success
We’re taught to chart objectives for our life paths, but sometimes – no matter how carefully we plan – we land up somewhere very different from the place we envisaged. While some of us may be surprised...
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Chief among us
Many a community activist celebrated when the controversial Traditional Courts Bill lapsed in Parliament last year. It was roundly lambasted for denying people legal representation if they appeared...
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Powerhouse: Mametja Moshe
Mametja Moshe’s working towards making her success international through Moshe Capital, the investment and advisory company she set up in SA in 2013. This, after a 13-year career that has spanned...
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Mikateko Holeni-Mdhluli is building businesses
With a father who supported six children through his electrification business and chain of liquor stores, and farming grandparents, Mikateko Holeni-Mdhluli developed a strong work ethic. “My...
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Conflict resolution 101
Conflict is almost inevitable in an environment populated by different personalities with different goals. Does this mean that managers are doomed to spend their days sorting out employee grievances?...
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Hair lessons for my daughter
Sthandiwe Kgoroge, actress with Zanda (5) How would you like Zanda to perceive beauty? People would always say to Zanda: “Hey you, cute sdudla!” She used to get very sensitive about it until I told her...
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Taking back your power
While historically disadvantaged communities have nothing to lose by voicing their anger about unreliable delivery of basic resources such as clean water, sewerage and garbage collection, electricity...
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Powerhouse: Sibongile Nonyane-Mphilo
Unwavering determination to succeed and hard work were what took Sibongile Nonyane-Mphilo (40) from pumping petrol in a service station to signing multimillion-rand deals in the boardroom. The CEO and...
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Finding the right business partner
We’re frequently reminded that many new ventures fail within their first three years of operation because of poor financial management skills, an unrealistic business plan and inadequate research in...
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Meet the kiddie-preneurs behind KL Jewelry
They may not have even stepped into a high school classroom yet, but Lethabo and Kemo have already accomplished more than many adults. Developing their hobby into a successful enterprise, these...
View ArticleWATCH: The Year of the Student
In March this year, students at the University of Cape Town protested for the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from their campus. Under the banner of Rhodes Must Fall, the campaign for the...
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An inspired year
If you haven’t succeeded in realising your professional or personal dreams, there’s no reason why you can’t try again. We recall crucial issues we’ve covered and inspiring stories from some of SA’s...
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Degrees of fraud
CV fraud refers to a person providing false or misleading information in their CV that would give them a marked advantage over a similar job-seeker. This usually pertains to misrepresenting or...
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Baby steps to budgeting
According to experts, financial words should be as common to your kids as “please” and “thank you”. We compiled the following tips with the help of Jeff Spiller, Alexander Forbes’ Senior Financial...
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Queen of comedy: Tumi Morake
Affectionately known as SA’s First Lady of Comedy, Tumi Morake doesn’t have the polarising effect of many comedians, who tend to be either adored or abhorred. Her fan base is both vocal and visible,...
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#FeesMustFall: A tall tertiary order
SA’s government and universities are caught between a rock and a very hard place, in the wake of the country’s biggest mass uprising since the demise of apartheid in 1994. The #FeesMustFall student...
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