CFO South Africa's Podcast

In this episode, Tsebo Solutions Group Chief People Officer Elanie Kruger shares her views on the role that HR leaders should play to combat the seemingly undeterrable monster that is youth unemployment. There are concerns that South Africa may soon have one of the highest global jobless rates, especially among the youth aged 15-34. This unemployment crisis has far-reaching consequences, as it exacerbates other challenges such as skills shortages that are prevalent across all sectors, hampering economic growth, development, and employability. Elanie thus talks about the upside of enhanced diversity, equity and inclusion. as well as the importance of investing in Learning and Development (L&D) beyond the mandated 1% minimum spending requirement.

In this episode, brought to you by Caseware Africa,  CFO South Africa managing editor Caylynne Fourie talks to Caseware Africa product manager Stephan van der Merwe and Auditor-General of South Africa CFO Polani Sokombela about how the public sector can use data analytics to better execute on its mandate.

In this episode, you will hear from 2022 CHRO of the Year, Njabulo Mashigo, who is playing a pivotal role in shaping and leading the People Agenda for Vodacom South Africa and supporting the organisation's transition from a Telco to TechCo (Telecoms operator to a Technology Company). At last year’s gala event, she was recognised for her HR excellence, leadership and outstanding achievements over the years, walking away with the HR Technology Award and the Transformation and Empowerment Award. Tune in as Njabulo reveals the strategy behind their impressive diversity and inclusion efforts while also sharing information about their Engage App and TOBi - AskHR, the AI chatbot that has enhanced their employee experience by resolving employee HR-related queries in real-time.

In this episode, Pumeza Bam, Group HR Director at Liberty who last year won the Strategy and Leadership Award at the 2022 CHRO Awards, discusses how she got into HR having studied physiology and biochemistry. She details her approach to leadership, shedding light on how crucial it is to have a growth mindset culture, especially in a business like theirs, which is transitioning to a platform business.

In the past, HR was focused on administrative tasks such as payroll and benefits. However, in recent years, HR has had to adapt to a more strategic role that includes talent acquisition, employee engagement, and retention.  In this episode, Dark Fibre Africa's former CHRO Portia Thokoane revisits her own transition from administrative to strategic HR, detailing the highs and lows that shaped the leader she is today. Portia, who won the Employee Value Proposition award at the 2022 CHRO Awards also talks about the special sauce that made Dark Fibre Africa such an amazing place to work.