Despite South Africa’s attempts to even out the playing field between men and women in leadership, the country still has a long way to go. Reports have shown moderate improvement in the appointment of women at executive level but have remained conspicuously unchanged at CEO level.
According to the updated registers at the Department of Social Development, there are slightly over 80,000 compliant NPOs in South Africa. In recent years there were over 150,000, but due to non-compliance and financial challenges, almost half were classified as non-compliant.
As South African construction Industry representative negotiate for resumption of projects across the country, there has been the question of “what next”, as layoffs and revenue losses continue due to the impact of the Covid19 Pandemic.
Credibility is a tangible intangible, an asset of social, political and business economy opening and shutting doors with equal swift. It is a subtle defined currency that bygone champions like Nelson Mandela were simply endowed.
There is an influencer in South Africa that can no longer be ignored by brands and businesses; an influencer that can expand a brand’s consumption, yet not expendable – the Instagram influencer.