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AFTERNOON SESSION: INNOVATIVE GLOBAL STRATEGIES Johannesburg, 17 The High St, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2019, South Africa Innovative Global Strategies to Embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your Organisation. Are you a DEI or Transformation practitioner? Do you want to embed DEI in your organisation? Click here to register.

MORNING SESSION: INNOVATIVE GLOBAL STRATEGIES Johannesburg, 17 The High St, Melrose, Johannesburg, 2019, South Africa Innovative Global Strategies to Embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your Organisation. Are you a DEI or Transformation practitioner? Do you want to embed DEI in your organisation? Click here to register.

  When you look around, or read social media posts or hard copy news stories, you quickly see people mistaking leadership for the power someone has over others or over resources. It’s been said many times, in many different ways, but, given the often twisted leadership behaviour that we witness in South Africa, it has...

Written by Maleshoane Thalabang (Senior Consultant)   The world is going through a time of intense difficulty, the air is filled with such heaviness, a lingering dark cloud that is unrelenting. Death, fear, job losses – all reek, causing a sense of apprehension that humanity has not face in a long time.  Organizations needs effective...

                  Written by Samantha Stern (Senior Consultant)   We are living in tough times: Covid-19  (and the accompanying loss of loved ones, loss of work/income, loss of connection, loss of the familiar, loss of routine, restrictions on movement, etc.) ; the ongoing violence towards people of color...

        Today, Tuesday 25 May, marks one year since George Floyd’s murder. Mandate Molefi has always taken a stand against attitudinal systemic and structural racism and other forms of discrimination. We encourage our clients, friends and SA population in general to become up standers and allies to help dismantle the system of...

With the festive season upon us and our country in the middle of political change, do you find yourself wondering what kind of topics will come up over Christmas lunch or around the New Years braai?

With the festive season upon us and our country in the middle of political change, do you find yourself wondering what kind of topics will come up over Christmas lunch or around the New Years braai?

Momentum is building on issues of gender equity worldwide. Yet as a diversity and inclusion consultant, I am still aware of many organisations where sexism is rampant, and leadership is turning a blind eye. It may be so embedded in the culture and structure of the organisation that no one challenges it. Or it may be “career-limiting”, as I’ve heard many times, to be the lone voice that raises an objection.

This past weekend marked exactly two months since Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s passing on 2 April earlier this year. And while the media coverage of her life and final days has gone quiet, her memory is still very fresh in my mind, as well as what we can learn from her in our day-to-day lives.

As “us” and “them” politics continue to plague our country, I watched the State of the Nation on 16 February with keen interest. Would incoming President Cyril Ramaphosa tackle diversity issues head on? Would his tone be one of inclusion and bridge building? Would transformation and equity feature prominently in his list of priorities for the country?

With the celebration of Mandela’s 100th birthday this month, I’ve been reflecting on the power of the role that Madiba played in South Africa’s story and how many others played their part before and after 1994. Each story brings a new perspective and a different piece to our bigger collective story.