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HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Deepening a culture of social justice and human rights

This year’s theme for Human Rights Day focuses on deepening a culture of social justice and human rights. It aligns with the nation’s commitment to promoting equality, dignity, and justice for all citizens while ensuring that human rights are not only protected but actively upheld. This theme calls for continuous

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THE BLACK MANAGEMENT FORUM: REFLECTION AND PERSPECTIVE

The Black Management Forum is often described as an organisation. That description, while accurate, is incomplete. The BMF is better understood as a response—one shaped in 1976 under conditions where exclusion was not incidental, but systemic. It emerged at a moment when Black professionals were denied both visibility and voice

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The Gender Gap is Narrowing but Numbers Must Translate to Power

As we reflect on the month of August, we are reminded of the progress of women in leadership and management while envisioning a future powered by women’s leadership and equality. On 9 August 1956, over 20 000 women showed leadership by marching to Pretoria’s Union Buildings against apartheid pass laws.

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Embracing the Journey Towards Inclusion

Each year on the 8th of March we are reminded of the progress made towards gender equality and the challenges thereof. Since 1911, this day has served as the world’s celebration of women’s social, cultural, economic, and political achievements. This year we are asked to inspire inclusion as we reaffirm

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Freedom Was the Key, Now We Must Build the House.

There is a peculiar weight to the word freedom in South Africa. It rolls off the tongue easily, appearing in speeches, holidays, and hashtags. However, after the landmark elections of 1994, the essence of that word remains wide open to interpretation.We were promised freedom. But did we define it? The

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