Matric results reflect resilience and individual responsibility for one’s success

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

While the debates unfold about the quality of our basic education, let’s not lose sight of the human qualities that drive success and find ways to not only celebrate ...

Inspiring show of courage by SA taking a stand on the Israel/Palestine conflict

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

As inspiring as this stand has been, there will possibly be consequences for South Africa coming from those who disagree with the position it has taken. That’s what ...

Open letter: Dr Sibongile Vilakazi addresses moonlighting allegations

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

‘I believed then, as I believe now, that the issue was a misunderstanding that warranted a discussion and meeting of minds rather than a disciplinary process. ’

When we normalise abnormality in state-owned companies, we run the risk of never achieving transformation goals

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The heads of SOEs in South Africa have a short shelf life amid infighting and political interference.

How employers can end gender-based violence in the workplace

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The country’s latest crime figures show that on average, three children and 12 women were murdered each day over the three months from October to December last year. ...

BMF to keep close eye on Nedbank as it misses CEO BEE opportunity

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

To ensure business continuity, succession planning is crucial to any business.

Appointment of Baloyi to Sasol helm amid tough competition is welcome

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The competition to occupy C-suite positions in South Africa is fierce.

Afrikaners and Black South Africans, what is that anyway?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The Black Management Forum held its 47th year anniversary annual policy conference last Friday, during which its members reflected on the next level of black economic ...

The Bokke success is a result of collective effort, we must own it

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

We are celebrating the diversity of the team that has made us world champions for the fourth time.

If slow pace of transformation is attributable to unconscious biases, how can we bring these to consciousness?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

Diversity and Inclusion practitioners have concluded that one of the reasons workplaces do not transform to be inclusive, or transform at a slower pace, is unconscious ...

Women at the centre of the transformation agenda are vital to drive economic growth

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The Black Management Forum (BMF) is heading to its annual policy conference scheduled for the 10th of November 2023. The theme and goal for this conference is to ...

Reputation is everything, why does the SA government seem not to care about its reputation?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

Could this be the growing disconnect between the ruling elites and those they govern that former President Thabo Mbeki was referring to in his speech at the memorial ...

Transformation, business growth and inclusive leadership

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

BMF’s Dr Sibongile Vilakazi contrasts the leadership approach taken by Pick n Pay versus FirstRand and questions how the food retailer decided that Sean Summers, ...

Despondency sets in when transformation is seen to be regressing

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

One always assumes that based on all probabilities and calculations, the decision is always taken in the best interest of the organisation.

What exactly is our heritage as South Africans?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

We have to celebrate our heritage mindful of the need to change the structure of our inheritance. We must bring about a South Africa empowered by diversity and inclusion ...

As we commemorate our heritage, we remember Biko and Mayosi: Doctors of Hearts who gave the world a human face

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

Biko’s political spirituality seems to have found links in what we can possibly call Mayosi’s academic spirituality. Both are illustrious figures of what black professionals ...

Improved awareness and understanding of BEE Sector codes may be an antidote to construction mafias

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The spectre of violence in the construction sector must be assessed against a shifting legislative environment.

Spatial development as a critical starting point to economic transformation

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

We woke up on Thursday the 31st August to horrific news that one hijacked building in Johannesburg city centre had caught fire and at least 74 people had perished ...

BRICS Summit has come and gone: will SA see sustained benefits into the future?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The 2010 Soccer World Cup was also executed with splendour and it concluded on a high note as well. It promised us an improved and more economically inclusive South ...

Professionals must join the BRICS Summit to rally SA back onto a path to Mandela’s dream

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

Faced with sluggish economic growth, high unemployment, crime and corruption, we must use this summit to recommit to a global fight against severe structural inequality. ...

How may arts and sport inspire resilience and collaboration to solve challenges of economic development?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

Perhaps it is time we look to the arts and sport for inspiration on how to remain resilient during these difficult moments of high unemployment, particularly that ...

Lawlessness is the biggest enemy of socio-economic transformation in this country

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

By tackling these issues collectively and decisively, South Africa can make significant strides in bringing back law enforcement, driving order and compliance that ...

Its time black South Africans had a conversation with themselves to drive their own economic emancipation

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The private sector is not willing to disrupt itself in favour of transformation and, therefore, black South Africans must start a process of disrupting themselves ...

Is SA capable of returning from the path of destroying economic infrastructure?

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

By confronting the underlying issues, reckoning with social inequalities, and fostering unity and inclusivity, South Africa can navigate its way towards a brighter ...

Illegal mining is the new form of oppression that will hamper our socio-economic growth and transformation

Sibongile Vilakazi|Published

The ramifications of illegal mining are far-reaching and may have dire effects on the country’s economy, investment opportunities and social security.