Absa appoints its first black CEO

For years, Thuso Khoeli was known primarily as a creative. His work centred on ideas, storytelling, campaigns and brands. But after years of working with organisations, leadership teams and employees, he began to recognise a different challenge, one that was happening far beyond the traditional boundaries of marketing and external communication. The problem was often inside the organisation.

Women’s empowerment in the workplace is often discussed in the language of representation, targets and transformation. Those measures matter. But they are not the destination; they are evidence of whether we are changing the conditions in which women enter, grow, lead and succeed. The question is no longer whether organisations can afford to invest in women. It is whether they can afford not to.

Factorial has come on board as a Gold partner for the 2026 HR Indaba, set to take place on 20 October.

Given the chance to sit down with their younger selves this Youth Day, what are the three things South Africa's HR leaders would say?

Momentum Corporate has come on board as a Silver partner for the 2026 HR Indaba, set to take place on 20 October.

On 19 March, some of South Africa's most senior HR leaders gathered at the Saxon Hotel in Sandton for a CHRO South Africa dinner, hosted in partnership with Old Mutual Corporate.