The opportunities for employment in the public sector in South Africa are both varied and extensive. Often, when seeking employment, the potential for security, training and career options within government positions are overlooked in favour of the more glamourous and...
Back in the day when landlines were still an integral part of family life, particularly for love-struck teenagers, it was said to be polite not to call after 9pm. How we live our lives has changed drastically since the invention of the mobile phone, and so too has the...
The perfect career niche: does it exist? “The dream job…it’s a fatuous term that doesn’t belong in the lexicon of career discovery and job search. It’s a fallacy. Don’t let it fool you.” ~ Allison Chesterton, Careers Advisor From the number of dissatisfied people in...
“What I am doing is the only way I can be the change that I want to see.” Artist Samkela Stamper had a burning desire to use her talent and passion to make a change. Last year she set in motion what can only be described as a tsunami-like wave of change when she...
So you’ve qualified and the glittering world of work awaits you with a variety of options filled with excitement and challenge! But slow down…there may be some discrepancy to work through. And that is: not every job is going to blow your socks off. Some jobs may prove...
For some, knowing there is a ready-made working environment once you qualify, can be heartening. The family business usually has stability, security and guaranteed advancement sewn into it. However, it also has complex relationships, personal history, and a number of...
There are very few professions that can compete with a game ranger in its remarkable ability to invigorate our imaginations. We tend to romanticise the activities of their daily lives to a level that could match the idea of a stolen kiss on a soft-lit cobbled Rue in...
Experts may give you a lengthy list of the attributes one should possess in order to be successful in business. Discipline, skill, experience. The list goes on. But at the end of the day there are two basic, yet crucial things one needs in business: gaps and guts....
When it comes to beautiful success stories, we naturally gravitate toward the beginning or the end of a story as a starting point. But sometimes, as is the case with Andile Mfingwana, to fully understand and unpack his interesting story, one must start in the middle....
“Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that my love for fabric, eye for garments and taste for fashion would bring me closer to dressing a man acclaimed as one of the world’s most beloved statesmen.” Sonwabile Ndamase, the designer of the original Madiba...
There is something very special about a family heirloom. Whether it be your grandmother’s pearls, that painting from your great aunt, a special piece of furniture, or in the cases of those extremely really lucky few – Pop’s vintage wheels. September is heritage month...
Albert Einstein has a chilling quote that reads, ‘The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.’ Since his time, we’ve seen no shortage of heroes who have ‘looked on’ and have chosen to do something....
They say that luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity. At the time, it might have been the opinion that Olwethu Hoyana, or Ollie as he is more widely known, had come across some bad luck as a result of losing his job. But, what couldn’t have been seen at...
Every person is unique and has a unique personality. That is why different people are good at different jobs. While everyone has their own personality that is unlike any other, there are ways to define these personalities into groups. Today, we are going to discuss...
If you are currently applying for jobs, you need to sit back and take a second look at your social media. You may be wondering what your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account have to do with your job search. However, these social media sites offer a future employer...
