Author: Chuma Mxo
Articles by Chuma Mxo
24 January 2022
Up-close and personal with Sun International’s Verna Robson
Verna says they have amended their EVP to create deeper connections with their employees.
11 January 2022
Palesa Ntoagae has been appointed as the new JSE HR director
Prior to joining the JSE, she was the regional HR Partner at Standard Bank.
10 January 2022
Samiksha Govender advises women to embrace their femininity in leadership roles
Women bring a level of empathy to the workplace, she says.
14 December 2021
Mpho Nkoane has been appointed as head of human capital at Fundi
He is joining Fundi from FirstRand as the head of HR.
10 December 2021
Community Conversation hears how SilverBridge created self-directed teams and situational leadership
Self-directed teams is something we needed to look at to be sustainable and scalable, says Ruth.
01 December 2021
Corporate volunteer programmes increase employees’ connection to the business
Metropolitan’s Lyn Muzondo believes that we need to feel connected in kindness.
29 November 2021
Samsung’s Dr Zain Reddiar: dialogue and meaningful conversations are vital
Zain believes that HR is best done by heart, with heart.
23 November 2021
Heineken’s HR director Yvonne Mosadi has been elected as SABPP board member
She says she is honoured to be put in this role where she will advance the HR profession nationally.
19 November 2021
South Africa’s leading CHROs celebrated at elegant 2021 CHRO Awards ceremony
The CHRO Awards delivered an evening to remember for a community in need of celebration.
18 November 2021
Dumo Mbethe says a compelling EVP helps businesses attract and retain top talent
He says CHROs must be flexible and find new ways to create employee value propositions.
18 November 2021
Tamara Parker hopes the CHRO Awards winners and nominees inspire their peers to be brave.
Tamara says being associated with the CHRO Awards is not only inspiring – it’s a historical moment!
17 November 2021
Lauren Wortmann says CHROs who embraced technology reduced employees’ anxiety levels
DiData recognises the role played by CHROs to enable ethical business practice.
16 November 2021
SHL says CHRO SA’s Talent Management Awards recognizes HR Excellence
SHL’s Ceri Mongie says they sponsor the award to recognise talent, commitment and passion.
16 November 2021
CHRO Awards judges agree that business impact is an important criteria for nominees
Judge and non-executive director Shirley Zinn notes the “phenomenal” quality of South African CHROs.
15 November 2021
Alexander Forbes’s Jonathan Muthige says he got into HR out of sheer curiosity
Jonathan was curious to see how he could use his foundational training in drama in the corporate world.
12 November 2021
How leaders can use D&I to make things better for their people and companies
Webinar unpacks how diversity leaders can ensure good intentions become lasting change.
09 November 2021
Workday sponsors the CHRO of the Year Award
Workday hopes the winner will have delivered extraordinary results and owns the heartbeat of their organisation.
08 November 2021
bp’s HR director Theo Motshabi shares lessons learnt through HR, entrepreneurship, and leadership
Theo says you have to search within and ask yourself what type of leader you are. A lesson learnt very early in life and applied throughout his career.
07 November 2021
SA HR news roundup: Covid-19 vaccines work, PYEI funding available
Discovery data shows that Covid-19 vaccines work.
05 November 2021
Oracle webinar discusses future skills and L&D in a post-pandemic world
The pandemic has accelerated the future of learning, HR leaders heard.
04 November 2021
Community Conversation hears how Discovery has implemented mandatory vaccination
Discovery considered that all employees have rights, both vaccinated and unvaccinated.
04 November 2021
Anglo American appoints Duncan Wanblad as its CEO
Duncan succeeds Mark Cutifani who will retire as CEO and step down from the board.
28 October 2021
HFMTalentindex webinar reveals ways to improve succession planning processes
Leaders say it is important to look at succession planning from an EVP perspective.
27 October 2021
MCGPI report reveals South Africa is ranked 31st in the Global Pension Index
Companies must remove eligibility restrictions for individuals to join employment-related pension arrangements.
27 October 2021
Sisa Ngebulana to retire as CEO of Rebosis
He will be replaced by Otis Tshabalala, the COO at SA Corporate real estate.
25 October 2021
SAP Concur webinar reveals why employee experience matters
Transform your business by increasing efficiency, promoting user satisfaction, and boosting employee engagement.
20 October 2021
Leading CHROs deliver insights for Mental Health Awareness Month
Workplace mental health is in the spotlight. Find out what CHROs are doing about it.
18 October 2021
TASEZ creates 6,000 jobs in a Ford SA project
New special economic zone aims to ultimately create 20,000 jobs
18 October 2021
Sharmla Chetty is appointed the CEO of Duke CE
She has served as president at Duke since 2019.
07 October 2021
HR Indaba Conversation discusses championing the employer brand in times of crisis
How employers respond in times of a crisis is what employees will remember.
06 October 2021
HR Indaba Conversation discusses strategies for pre-empting a mental health epidemic
Organisations need to address mental health deliberately and proactively, say HR leaders.
04 October 2021
HR Indaba Conversations opens with a gripping keynote from Bonang Mohale
The thought-provoking keynote address inspired the audience of top HR executives.
01 October 2021
Donald Khumalo joins FNB as human capital executive
He will look after the FNB and Wesbank retail and commercial cluster.
30 September 2021
CHRO Community Conversation hears about onboarding in a hybrid work environment
The way employees are onboarded must evolve, says Enboarder’s Chris Jones.
06 September 2021
Norma Teyise, Takealot’s head of DTI, talks about her niche in the HR space
Norma wanted to focus on something where she could truly make a mark.
02 September 2021
Discovery introduces a mandatory vaccination to all staff for 2022
The financial services group believes vaccination is the country’s best hope of defeating the pandemic.
30 August 2021
Steffanuti head of HR, Natalina Singh discusses the importance of giving back
Natalina is a firm believer that what you put out into the world, you get back 10-fold.
27 August 2021
Mercer webinar shares effective analytics in DEI strategy
DEI is being driven by social movements and needs to be underpinned by data.
20 August 2021
A webinar by HFMtalentindex discusses leadership agility
Being agile does not mean you don’t switch off, webinar participants heard.
19 August 2021
Community Conversation reveals the state of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI)
Carin Taylor shares Workday’s best practices in solving DEI.
10 August 2021
Dieter Veldsman to step down as group human capital executive at Momentum Metropolitan
Dieter is moving to the Netherlands to join The Academy to Innovate HR.
06 August 2021
Dark Fibre Africa’s Portia Thokoane talks rethinking the HR role in a pandemic
Portia says it took some strategic thinking for HR to pivot and adapt through the Covid-19 pandemic.
04 August 2021
Jasmine Pillay has been appointed as HR consulting director for Microsoft
Jasmin says she’s looking forward to the opportunities the position presents for her.
30 July 2021
Yellow Seed webinar discusses accelerated learning: what works and what doesn’t
What fails in accelerated learning is the lack of active involvement and application.
29 July 2021
CHRO Community Conversation discusses how workplace leaders can fight gender-based violence
Gender-based violence poses one of the greatest risks to company reputations, according to Professor Corné Davis.
28 July 2021
Full Potential launches its online learning platform
The learning platform aims to develop one million young African leaders by 2025.
28 July 2021
Neridha Moodley has been nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Neridha has been nominated for her work as people and culture leader at SNG Grant Thornton.
21 July 2021
Julia Modise has been nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Julia Modise has been nominated for the CHRO Awards for her work as chief people officer at Bridgestone.
20 July 2021
Massmart prioritises employee safety, jobs in aftermath of unrest
Game, Makro, Builders, Cambridge and Cash & Carry stores have been affected by looting.
15 July 2021
At home doing lockdown, this MBA student pursued international learning – virtually
Nkeku Mothoa says that her biggest surprise has been that you can find yourself doing an MBA.
13 July 2021
Tamara Parker shares three questions to guide successful WFH implementation
The Mercer CEO outlines a strategy for navigating the challenges of working from home.
09 July 2021
Henley Business School’s Jon Foster-Pedley reveals how to build resilience in your teams
Jon Foster-Pedley explains that resilience and wellbeing in the workplace are closely linked.
08 July 2021
Up-close and personal with Yum! Brands’ Cheryl Whitaker
Cheryl opens up about her job, her background and the superpower she wishes she could have.
07 July 2021
Jasmin Pillay has been nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Jasmin has been nominated for her work as HR director at Microsoft SA.
06 July 2021
Sam Sithole is the new Sun International chairman
Sam takes the reins from Jabu Mabuza who passed away in June.
02 July 2021
Experts discuss battling lockdown fatigue to keep relationships, staff and the business secure
A Henley Business School webinar detailed how HR professionals can reinvigorate themselves and their teams.
01 July 2021
Workday introduces Thank You Fridays for their employees to support wellbeing
Workday is providing five designated, company-paid days off for all staff.
01 July 2021
Gcobisa Ntshona discusses how LexisNexis is promoting employee wellness
The exco has come up with a ‘go-slow week’ and a ‘pyjama day’ – and even exco joins in.
25 June 2021
Webinar by Mercer discusses how companies are upskilling and reskilling for the future
One of the trends seen in 2021 is the need to build and acquire new skills in digital competence.
24 June 2021
CHRO Community Conversation hears how Momentum created belonging and employee engagement during organisational change
Incorporating EVP, trying to better understand the needs of employees was key says Dr Dieter Veldsman.
23 June 2021
Google has piloted Focus Fridays to give employees periods of uninterrupted time to work
Avanthi Maharaj says Focus Fridays also help in practising better meeting hygiene.
23 June 2021
Unilever and Vodacom employees benefit from a digital marketing exchange programme
Unilever’s Mechell Chetty says you can’t guard your talent – you have to partner and be collaborative.
20 June 2021
SA HR news roundup: Plans to address youth unemployment continue despite Covid-19 third wave
Youth employment and job creation takes centre stage as the country commemorates Youth Day.
18 June 2021
Quit Genius allows employees to overcome their addictions 100 percent remotely
Quit Genius is the world's first digital clinic for treating nicotine, alcohol and opioid addictions.
16 June 2021
Ruth Wotela has been nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Ruth has been nominated for her work as the people wellness executive at Silverbridge.
14 June 2021
SNG Grant Thornton’s Neridha Moodley discusses prioritising psychological safety for the return to work
Return-to-work must be underpinned by psychological safety, which is high on SNG Grant Thornton’s agenda.
11 June 2021
Webinar reveals how to navigate health and safety in the face of vaccine uncertainty
As people are returning to work, HR needs to consider how to set policies and procedures.
11 June 2021
Five reasons SA companies are missing out on top tech talent
OfferZen's Stephen van der Heijden reveals what you can do to attract and retain developers.
09 June 2021
Celiwe Ross has been nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Celiwe has been nominated for her work as the human capital director at Old Mutual.
08 June 2021
Passion, work-ethic and resilience win PnP’s Thato Mxo an award
Thato says that winning this national award has given her the opportunity to transfer her skills.
07 June 2021
EOH’s Malisha Awunor shares why showing vulnerability as a leader matters
Malisha believes that being vulnerable is a credible and authentic demonstration of your humanity.
04 June 2021
Why PaySpace introduced unlimited paid leave for staff
PaySpace’s Sandra Crous believes there are no winners when there are fixed paid leave days.
04 June 2021
CHRO Community hears how Nando’s views employee wellbeing
At Nando’s, employee wellbeing is core to building resilience and is seen as a passport to thrive.
03 June 2021
Torque’s Sally Acton shares why a personalised employee experience should be your top priority
Sally shares the two WWs and an H of the process, saying it’s easier than it seems.
31 May 2021
Jeanett Modise nominated for the 2021 CHRO Awards
Jeanett has been nominated for her work as the chief executive group: Human Resources at Sanlam.
21 May 2021
Webinar unpacks the POPI Act from an HR perspective
HR professionals have many responsibilities but none as important as protecting employees and their personal information.
20 May 2021
FirstRand’s Caryn Baird has joined the CHRO Awards judging panel
Caryn says she looks forward to interacting with the diverse panel and contributing to its deliberations.
20 May 2021
CHROs share ways to cope with burnout, build resilience and prioritise psychological safety
HR executives joined a Community Conversation to share how they are coping with 2021.
19 May 2021
JSE’s Donald Khumalo nominated for 2021 CHRO Awards
Donald has been nominated for his role as the director of human resources of JSE.
12 May 2021
Momentum's human capital executive Dieter Veldsman nominated for 2021 CHRO Awards
Dieter has been nominated for the work he has done at MMH.
07 May 2021
CHRO South Africa webinar reveals ways to re-engineer recruiting
Wamly’s Francois De Wet says that the way organisations source, hire and recruit is outdated.
06 May 2021
CHRO community hears about three key HR value metrics they should be measuring
Mercer’s Ravin Jesuthasan shared how to incorporate HR metrics in financial reporting.
05 May 2021
Vodacom introduces discounted voice, data and other services for job seekers
Vodacom’s Jorge Mendes says pandemic job losses mean that access is more critical than ever.
04 May 2021
Workers are reaping the rewards through ESOPs
More than 150,000 South African workers are now owners of the companies they work for.
03 May 2021
Lance Foxcroft to take over from Jan Potgieter as Italtile CEO
Jan will remain on the board as a non-executive director once he has stepped down as CEO
03 May 2021
More than 325,000 Pfizer vaccines have arrived in South Africa
The samples will be sent to the National Control Laboratory for quality assurance.
01 May 2021
Jobs Connect launches workforce development programme in Cape Town
The programme is aimed at creating jobs for unemployed youth, and also offers training.
30 April 2021
Sassa launches online booking system for disability grants
The online booking system will help reduce multiple visits to offices and long queues.
30 April 2021
Iain Williamson to resign from the boards of Nedbank
Nedbank announced the board changes to shareholders on 26 April.
29 April 2021
IT and automation propel growth for stressed local businesses
Transforming core people processes can help SA industry leapfrog growth during recession, say technologists.
28 April 2021
J&J vaccine rollout to resume today
The rest of South Africa’s 500,000 health workers can now get their Covid-19 vaccinations.
27 April 2021
Mango airlines set to suspend operations
Mango Airlines will not be able to operate flights in three weeks time.
26 April 2021
HR Indaba leaderboard winners 2021 announced
A list of the top 10 HR Indaba winners sponsored by partners Mercer Africa and Workday.
25 April 2021
Country snapshot: aBi’s HR generalist Donna Alum discusses Uganda’s HR focus
CHRO SA interviewed Donna Alum to discuss HR issues in Uganda, and her journey in HR.
24 April 2021
HR leaders on how to better manage workers during Covid-19
Webinar tackles some HR headaches and how to thrive in the workplace.
23 April 2021
Former public protector calls for the extension of Covid-19 grants
Thuli Madonsela has urged the government not to stop Covid-19 social relief grants.
23 April 2021
Vacant CEO posts at public hospitals must be urgently filled: Zweli Mkhize
The health minister wants provincial departments to prioritise filling vacant hospital CEO posts.
22 April 2021
CHRO Community Conversation discusses managing, performing and mental resilience in a crisis
Henley’s Jon Foster-Pedley explored how leaders have had to change how they manage people.
22 April 2021
HR leaders discuss how to equip managers to support mental health
CHRO South Africa webinar reveals how HR guided the JSE into a changed world of work.
21 April 2021
The UN has designated April 21 as World Creativity and Innovation Day
The day pays homage to the industries creating 29.5 million jobs worldwide.
21 April 2021
Mahindra opens a skills development centre
Mahindra South Africa has opened the doors of its new training centre in Centurion.
20 April 2021
Samwu set to strike at Rand Water
Rand Water employees are preparing to down tools on April 21 over a dispute.
20 April 2021
Absa to lose first black CEO
Daniel Mminele is leaving Absa after 16 months as the chief executive officer.
18 April 2021
Working from home is affecting people’s property buying choices
Changes caused by Covid-19 have rapidly shifted what home buyers perceive as priority features.
17 April 2021
SARS receives more than 88,000 job applications
SARS says it is overwhelmed at the number of applications it has received.
16 April 2021
Government’s electronic vaccination data system goes live on 16 April
The government has announced that the vaccination booking site will go live for over-60s.
16 April 2021
South African Airways appoints Thomas Kgokolo as interim CEO
Thomas’s appointment takes the business rescue process of SAA one step closer to completion.
15 April 2021
SABS wants to let go of 170 employees to save R150 million
A notice sent out to staff said SABS is currently contemplating reducing its headcount.
15 April 2021
Ericsson’s Sena Erten says companies should celebrate work-life balance, not burnout
Ericsson believes organisations can gain enormously from encouraging a work-life balance for their employees.
14 April 2021
8,000 new jobs created through the presidential employment stimulus
According to President Cyril Ramaphosa, most of the jobs created went to previously unemployed youth.
14 April 2021
Critical skills survey reveals SA’s most sought-after professions
Xpatweb’s survey highlights the most in demand scarce skills in the country.
13 April 2021
Real-world pizzas from Wamly for some HR Indaba Online guests
The video recruitment platform showcased the benefits of integrating virtual and real-world interactions.
13 April 2021
Old Mutual’s Celiwe Ross says learning is the biggest workplace currency
Old Mutual has implemented Workday HCM to help fundamentally change its relationship with its employees.
12 April 2021
Amazon Web Services targets black-owned firms with key support
AWS has embarked on projects aimed at enhancing skills and diversity among small businesses in SA.
11 April 2021
South Africans’ preference for working from home much higher than the global average
The dtic says the growing local business process services sector is evidence of what SA has to offer.
10 April 2021
SA wins Most Favoured Offshore CX Delivery Location award for 2021
The dtic says the growing local business process services sector is evidence of what SA has to offer.
09 April 2021
Radisson Red adopts a casting approach to recruitment for its new Rosebank hotel
Hopeful candidates for the positions on offer are required to submit a video along with their CV.
09 April 2021
Tips for securing HR from cyber threats
Some professions are more susceptible to cyberattacks than others, a Kaspersky study has found.
08 April 2021
Lessons for unlocking entrepreneurship as a career for African youth
Anzisha Prize’s Josh Adler says young African entrepreneurs are exceptional at creating jobs for other youth.
07 April 2021
Equal gender pay set back by the pandemic: WEF report
WEF’s Saadia Zahidi says leaders have an opportunity to build more gender-equal economies.
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