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By Ednah Khosa It’s been decades since the women of 1956 walked the streets protesting against oppressive apartheid pass laws. Interestingly, we are still singing the same songs. Maybe not entirely the same …  perhaps with a different tune? Things have shifted and progressed in some ways. And so this...

By Kerrin Miller Today is Women’s Day in South Africa.  It celebrates the 9th  August 1956 where 20 000 women marched  to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to deliver petitions against Apartheid ‘pass’ laws.  It’s the day that the women’s protest song Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokodo was first sung. It’s a...

By: Luyanda Dlamini I’m probably going to sound a bit wonky for this one but I’m sure someone out there is going to resonate with this, when clarity hits you it comes at you fast and it knocks the wind right out of you. And when clarity came  knocking at my...

Women are more prone to experience gaslighting than men. This is amplified for women from minority and marginalised groups. As male allies to women in the workplace, family and society we can become aware of this phenomenon and how to consciously deal with its manifestations. In most cases, gaslighting is...

Discussed the joy of our national women’s soccer team winning the AFCON Cup; and being financially rewarded for their stellar performance. We also watched a 12- year girl in the USA stand in a government building and speak up about horrifying consequences of the overturning of Roe v Wade for...

By Audrey Riley So, hands up those who feel guilty when popping into the supermarket without their masks. Hands up those who feel a little naked without their masks. And hands up those who are delighted to be able to see the whole face of the person you are interacting...

By Audrey Riley When my husband and I had the opportunity to move to the UK a number of years ago, I remember feeling a number of things. Excitement and anticipation for a new adventure, sadness at leaving my friends and family behind and anxiety around finding work in a...

How being versatile makes for good leadership – at any level The word versatile  is defined as ‘embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills’ and if this makes you think of the old adage ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’, you are not alone. Studies have shown...

As we find ourselves well into 2022, leaders and teams are settling into a hybrid way of working. Many leaders expressed concerns about the ‘loss of culture’ in a WFH world and are now experimenting which what it takes to rebuild culture in a hybrid world.