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The Great Resignation… South Africa is not immune

There has been much talk around the Great Resignation, according to Anne Grunow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Fedgroup, and whilst this trend seemingly has a greater impact in countries with lower unemployment rates and greater job opportunities, South Africa is not immune, especially when it comes to highly skilled employees who may be less inclined to favour traditional modes of work.

The agreement on cereal shipments in the Black Sea will not be enough to solve all the challenges of the Agri-Sector in 2023

This is the financial sector you write business in

The recent unravelling at international banks like Credit Suisse, First Republic Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may have sent ripples through global financial markets, but they do not appear to have the scale to trigger a repeat of the 2008-9 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). This view emerged during a #ThinkBigPSG webinar on the future credibility of South Africa’s financial sector, featuring chair designate at Nedbank, Daniel Mminele. “The SVB collapse came out of the blue and as a shock to the markets; it was, therefore, not surprising that we [saw] nervousness, volatility and in some instances ‘near panic’ in terms of the sell-off in financial markets,” he said.