May 20, 2021 01:17 am UTC| Life
As vaccinations and relaxed health guidelines make returning to the office a reality for more companies, there seems to be a disconnect between managers and their workers over remote work. A good example of this is a...
Here’s how much your personal information is worth to cybercriminals – and what they do with it
May 16, 2021 12:22 pm UTC| Life
Data breaches have become common, and billions of records are stolen worldwide every year. Most of the media coverage of data breaches tends to focus on how the breach happened, how many records were stolen and the...
Making space for Buddha in the boardroom
May 09, 2021 08:48 am UTC| Life
It seems farfetched to imagine that an ancient meditation technique, practised by Buddhists over 2,000 years ago, could have a place in the 21st-century corporate boardroom. Yet, despite criticisms that it is just...
Survey shows some bosses are using the pandemic as an excuse to push workers
May 06, 2021 04:49 am UTC| Life
A middle-aged woman in the public sector says she and her colleagues have been underappreciated, overworked and mentally stressed out as they faced pandemic-related challenges and stresses, without any pay increase. An...
Pandemic puppies: Canine crisis or happy household?
May 03, 2021 02:46 am UTC| Life
At first, it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer. People stuck at home with time to bake bought up all the flour. Next came the terrifying shortages of hospital ventilators and ICU beds, and eventually vaccines. Then...
Remote working: why some people are less productive at home than others – new research
May 02, 2021 08:05 am UTC| Life
Has working at home during lockdown made people more productive or not? This has been the subject of some lively debate recently. Many companies do not routinely measure productivity. A large number will have...
To demonstrate their commitment, teleworkers are making themselves more available than ever
Apr 30, 2021 07:41 am UTC| Life
All around the world, the Covid-19 crisis and the repeated lockdowns have fuelled a massive increase working from home. In such circumstances, two urgent questions arise: First, can remote work become a permanent reality?...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight