Eskom: State-owned Company Boards Cannot Play Politics

State-owned companies (SOCs) are important to South Africa’s economy as critical strategicplayers in the delivery of public services such as water, energy, transportation, and infrastructure amongst others. As a result, good corporate governance practices in SOCs are vital to ensure sustainable economic growth and healthy contributions to the government fiscus, when profitable. Though boards of SOCs, including Eskom, carry responsibility...

Reskilling for the 4th Industrial Revolution

South Africans can also use the Department of Home Affairs Immigration critical skills list to gauge what skills  employers and the country requires. Link here – http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/scarce-skills-work-permits For decades,  commentators, HR professionals and economists have spoken about the misalignment of skills between the skills that higher education is producing in South Africa versus what employers are requiring in the 21st...