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What skills do HR professionals need for AI and Industry 5.0? Curiosity may matter more than technical expertise. Explore how HR and IR practitioners can work with AI, test new tools, automate repetitive tasks, apply human judgement and build practical habits that prepare them for the changing workplace and future of HR in South Africa.

Can artificial intelligence and productivity drive greater opportunities for women instead of widening inequality? This article explores how technology, skills development, productivity policy, and workforce transformation can create more inclusive career pathways for women in South Africa, and why organisations should design AI and productivity strategies with gender inclusion from the outset.

Global labour market trends for Q2 2026 reveal a shift towards Employer of Record (EoR), contingent staffing, and workforce planning solutions. As organisations adopt more flexible and cross-border workforce models, HR and business leaders must modernise governance, strengthen compliance, and integrate workforce strategies. Companies that align people, policies, and leadership with evolving workforce trends will improve resilience, reduce compliance risks, and gain a competit

Climate shocks, new health technologies like GLP-1 drugs, evolving sports labour markets and political instability are redefining the social wage in South Africa. This article explores why employment relations must move beyond wages to include climate resilience, health, ethics, skills transitions and social compacts.

As AI adoption accelerates amid economic austerity, South African employers face rising wage pressure, skills bifurcation and new bargaining demands. This article examines how AI, unemployment and inequality are converging to reshape employment relations, and outlines a “new workplace deal” built on consultation, reskilling, fair transitions, and shared productivity gains.

Professional growth is no longer linear. In today’s fast-changing workplace, experience must merge with innovation. Younger colleagues bring fresh perspectives, digital fluency, and adaptability, while seasoned professionals offer wisdom, context, and stability. By embracing cross-generational learning, reverse mentoring, and continuous growth, leaders can turn uncertainty into opportunity. This Women’s Day, let’s redefine expertise as humility, openness, and collaboration ac