Pandora s box in the workplace
5 Mar 2021Save | Email | Print | PDF By: Auguste Coetzer, Issued by: People Power Placements SA
Hope is often regarded as a soft quality reserved for religious gatherings and psychologists rather than having a place in the cut and thrust of a tough business environment. But the Covid pandemic has so fundamentally changed our world that hope has become an essential quality that leaders must bring to their working environments.
The pandemic has created unprecedented levels of doom and gloom in all generations, social strata, cultures, industries and business. According to the World Health Organisation, “the main psychological impact to date is elevated rates of stress and anxiety. As new measures and impacts are introduced – especially quarantine and its effects on many people’s usual activities, routines or livelihoods – levels of loneliness, depression, harmful alcohol and drug use, and self-harm or suicidal behaviour are al
Hlengiwe Mkhize is jubilant about the launch of a fund to assist in the fight against GBVF.
The fund has been put together by the private sector, under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In addition to Ramaphosa, the fund is also working jointly with the International Women s Forum of SA.
A private-sector led, multi-sectorial fund has been launched, which will assist in fighting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), the Ministry of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities said in a statement on Tuesday. In welcoming the newly launched gender-based violence (GBV) Response Fund, the Deputy Minister in the Presidency for the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, was jubilant over the stance taken by the private sector in joining hands with government to fight GBVF in South Africa, the ministry said.
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Demonstrators gather outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre during a protest against gender based violence. - Reuters
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sincere appreciation to the private sector for the R128 million pledge by companies and organised business to help fight the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in South Africa.
The amount was raised during the launch of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund 1 aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider GBVF response in the country.
The President launched the fund last week together with the International Women’s Forum of South Africa and social partners.
Private sector contributes R70m towards fight against gender-based violence and femicide
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Diversified miner Anglo American, financial services provider Absa and automotive manufacturer Ford have contributed a collective R70-million to support government s fight against gender-based violence and femicide.
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Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during the virtual launch of the private sector-led, multi-sectoral Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Fund, aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan and the wider GBVF respon