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3 major trends in the commercial property space in AfricaPeter Hodgkinson![#BizTrends2021: How Covid-19 has forced designers to reimagine the work experience]()
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A bright horizon for South Africa's energy landscapeBarry Bredenkamp![#BizTrends 2021: Achieving developmental goals through construction]()
Achieving developmental goals through constructionCyril Vuyani Gamede![#BizTrends2021: The engineering workforce of the future will be digitally inclined]()
CSI & Sustainability trends
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Time for NPOs to show their real impactKeri-Leigh Paschal![#BizTrends2021: 5 sustainability trends that will shape business in 2021]()
5 sustainability trends that will shape business in 2021Christelle Marais![#BizTrends2021: 4 trends set to continue or be re-interpreted in the NGO sector]()
4 trends set to continue or be re-interpreted in the NGO sectorInnocent Masayira![#BizTrends2021: Simple ways to accelerate business sustainability outcomes]()
- Strengthening NPO skills and processesNazeema Mohamed, Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas
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Sustainability is key for social investment in 2021Keri-Leigh Paschal![#BizTrends2021: Finding solutions to the complexities of 21st century youth unemployment]()
Education trends
- 4 trends in employee skills development and training you need to know for 2021Siphelele Kubheka and Desikan Naidoo
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Energy & Mining trends
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Digital solutions need small steps to succeedXanthe Adams![Ralf Hennecke, general manager: technology and marketing, BME]()
Mining looks ahead to more Covid riskRalf Hennecke![Gaopalelwe Santswere, executive chairperson, South African Young Nuclear Professionals Society]()
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Mining's year ahead will demand deep innovationFrederick Cawood![Ben Brimble, chair, Sawea Policy Working Group]()
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The 4 themes for the new yearAndrew Duvenage,![Bryan Turner, partner, Spear Capital]()
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3 wealth management trends to watch in 2021Maarten Ackerman![Kuhle Mnisi, operator investor, Secha Capital]()
4 strategies to rethink investing in SMEsKuhle Mnisi![Marius Botha, group CEO, aYo Holdings]()
Microinsurance ready to reach new heightsMarius Botha![Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, head of global markets research, Rand Merchant Bank.]()
Finding alpha in the age of Covid-19Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana![Ian Sibiya, King Price]()
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Purpose or profit. It's not a choiceMike Middleton![Henry van Deventer, chief specialist in advice model design at Liberty]()
Shifting towards a digital - but still human - approachHenry van Deventer![Gareth Quinn, chief technology officer, FMI]()
Healthcare trends
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Healthcare innovation in 2021 and beyondReynhardt Uys![Lee Callakoppen, principal officer, Bonitas Medical Fund]()
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3 emerging medical scheme membership patternsNerine Brink![Moshe Lichtenstein,CEO and founder, One8Innovation]()
Healthcare innovations to look out forMoshe Lichtenstein
ICT trends
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- 5G is coming. Here's what it could mean for SASamantha Naidoo
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Legal trends
- 3 big issues demanding legal attention this yearJonathan Veeran, Nozipho Mngomezulu and Burton Phillips
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Lifestyle trends
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3 new trends to anticipate in arts and cultureRucera Seethal![#BizTrends2021: 2021 is set to be a promising year for the fashionably forward]()
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Wine in the wake of coronaKristen Duff and Gosia Young![#BizTrends2021: Finding purpose and wellbeing through travel]()
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7 prospects and necessary shifts for the artsRucera Seethal
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- Tech democratisation will set the tone for 2021Andrew Smit and Johan Walters
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Property trends
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Auction industry survival depends on going virtualJoff van Reenen![#BizTrends2021: Covid-19 drives new trends in local property market]()
Covid-19 drives new trends in local property marketMarcél du Toit![#BizTrends2021: AR, VR enable property development to break global boundaries]()
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A bold year for beveragesAlex Glenday![#BizTrends2021: Confessions of a drinks salesman]()
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Acceleration of digital paymentsJonathan Smit![#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021]()
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Safety vs sustainability - the packaging industry's key conundrumNthabiseng Motsoeneng![#BizTrends2021: The evolving e-tail landscape]()
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#BizTrends2021: 4 areas in which your business can practice its swivel
Unforeseen events give us an opportunity to not only overcome the challenge, but to consider how we could best implement change practically to achieve a better outcome. The same principle applies just as much to policies and procedures of...
Francois Kriel, Kriel & Co 3 Sep 2021
Employers' responsibility and the Covid-19 vaccine situation in SA
The prospect of early Covid-19 vaccination is particularly attractive. However, the subject of compulsory vaccinations is argumentative and there are significant legal and moral facets that must be considered...
Persuade Makore, TR Brand Communications & Events 30 Mar 2021
Microsoft's Work Trend Index report reflects on one year of remote work
The results of Microsoft's first-annual Work Trend Index, The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work - Are We Ready?, has revealed seven hybrid work trends...
How to approach executive remuneration in the evolving landscape - Part 2
In this second of a two-part series, Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century, shares his thoughts about how remuneration committees should approach their executives' remuneration in the evolving landscape...
Chris Blair 26 Mar 2021
4 global trends driving post-pandemic business recovery - Mercer's Global Talent Trends report
Mercer's Global Talent Trends 2020-2021 report has revealed four trends that will assist companies during the post-pandemic recovery...
Shan Radcliffe 8 Mar 2021
#BizTrends2021: How Gen Z is changing the face of leadership
According to Boniswa Pezisa, the youngest generation currently joining the workforce - Gen Z - should be made a part of the decision-making process...
Shan Radcliffe 1 Feb 2021
#BizTrends2021: 4 principles to embrace to become an adaptive leader
2020 has shown us so many real qualities about leadership. The one that will be most prominent in 2021 and beyond will be the role of the 'adaptive leader'...
Anja van Beek 25 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: 4 trends in employee skills development and training you need to know for 2021
Everything changed in 2020. Seemingly overnight, companies were forced to abandon their offices, and their staff had to adapt to the challenges of working from home. More unfortunate were those whose jobs were wiped out as their companies downsized...
Siphelele Kubheka and Desikan Naidoo 19 Jan 2021
5 remote work and hiring trends influencing workforce decisions
Businesses around the globe have spent the better part of 2020 adjusting to the new reality of remote working. With workplace regulations also becoming stricter, buzzy office spaces might soon become part of a pre-Covid era...
Andrew Bourne 15 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Evolution of workforce skills demand - what the future holds
When reflecting on the fourth industrial revolution, a number of things immediately spring to mind - for example, IoT, AI, and robots. Regrettably, little attention is given to individual employees and workers in this emerging industrial world,...
Lyndy van den Barselaar 14 Jan 2021
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