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15 January 2026: January is often seen as a time to reset health goals, but it is also when crash diets and fads flood social feeds and friends and family share well-meaning advice without proper medical backing.   Dr Tommie Smook, Medical and Holistic Wellness Expert at Dr Smook and Partners, managed by RxME, cautions that sustainable weight loss and wellness are not built through deprivation or harmful quick-fix solutions. “A meaningful reset starts with understanding your

Mrs South Africa, powered by iME, has declared 2026 the year of the formidable woman, with entries for this year’s pageant season now open and applications from married women across the country already pouring in.   The past three queens embody that formidable spirit. Tshego Gaelae made history as the first Black woman to be crowned Mrs World, Erin-Jane Miller emerged as a powerful force for change in the lives of women and vulnerable children, and Verushka Singh, crowned in

18 December 2025: Many people assume that difficulties losing weight, picking up a few kilograms you can’t shake, and feeling tired, foggy, or constantly hungry are just part of getting older. It often isn’t. These symptoms may point to imbalances in the body, and early signs of more serious issues like insulin resistance or thyroid problems are sometimes dismissed altogether.   Dr Tommie Smook, Medical and Holistic Wellness Expert at Dr Smook and Partners, managed by RxME Gr

By Thabiso Legoete, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles South Africa and Member of the Global CEO & Board of Directors Practice 17 December 2025: At the end of 2025, executive teams have a far sharper sense of what sustained uncertainty and disruption looks like in practice. Many leaders had already navigated multiple cycles of disruption in recent years, but this past year exposed how quickly new blind spots can form when organisations underestimate the pace and depth of change

By Thabiso Legoete, Partner at Heidrick & Struggles South Africa and Member of the Global CEO & Board of Directors Practice 14 January 2026: South African companies are entering 2026 with a sharper sense of how quickly disruption can reshape sectors after recent years have showed how rapidly assumptions about markets, supply chains, technology, and talent can shift. As a result, boards and executive teams are increasingly questioning whether existing leadership models are suf

15 December 2025: South African companies are at risk of a growing leadership bottleneck. While executive mobility between roles and organisations is accelerating globally, CEO succession locally has slowed significantly since the pandemic, placing renewed pressure on organisations to strengthen internal pipelines and improve their ability to attract senior talent. As a result, organisations are reassessing how well they are cultivating the next generation of executives, and

By Keenin Schofield, Managing Director – Bartglo Resources This has been a year of sharp contradictions for Southern Africa’s mining and minerals sector. On paper, the industry looks resilient, as PwC’s SA Mine 2025 report recorded a 28% rise in market capitalisation and reaffirmed mining’s contribution of around 6% to South Africa’s GDP. But these figures mask an industry undergoing a profound recalibration.   Behind the headline numbers, mining slipped into a technical rece

By Thabiso Legoete and Veronique Parkin, Partners at Heidrick & Struggles South Africa and Members of the Global CEO & Board of Directors Practice. Leadership renewal has become one of the defining governance issues of this decade. In a climate defined by geopolitical volatility, digital disruption, and heightened stakeholder scrutiny, there is growing recognition that leaders who got companies to this point may not be the leaders who will take them forward into an uncertain

26 November 2025: South Africa’s top CEOs stand out for their depth of experience and strong institutional knowledge – but they trail far behind their global peers in international mobility and cross-sector experience. That’s according to Route to the Top 2025 , a report from global leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles, which analysed the profiles of 1,232 CEOs of major companies across 27 markets, including the JSE Top 40.   The data shows that 95% of South Africa’s

By Dr Van Wyk Mostert, General Practitioner at Dr Smook and Partners, managed by RxME Group 26 November 2025: End-of-year fatigue can take a serious toll on your health and productivity. You’ve been putting in the hours, operating at 110% all year, and now, as deadlines are tightening before the holiday break, you might be feeling the pressure, while letting your physical health slip.   Overworking and remaining desk-bound for hours significantly limit our movement and often

Losing weight no longer needs to feel impossible – or take years. As South Africa observes World Diabetes Day on 14 November, attention is turning to new treatments that are already helping many of the more than four million South African adults living with diabetes manage their weight and health more effectively.   A growing number of patients are seeing significant, sustained results from GLP-1 medication (a class of drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide) with once-week

By Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) The upcoming G20 Summit comes at a critical moment, as South Africa stands on the brink of its biggest construction boom in decades. With global attention on South Africa, government and its public-private partners (PPPs) have a unique opportunity to attract international investment, realise its national ‘construction site’ vision, and significantly progress the continent’s overall infrastructure develop

October 2025: In 2017, electrical engineer Hleziphi Mtshizane left a comfortable corporate career to start a company with little more than a laptop and the firm conviction that Africa’s energy projects should be engineered through an African lens.   Eight years later, InPursuit Renewable Energy has grown from a one-woman consultancy into a multimillion-rand energy firm executing projects across five provinces and training hundreds of young artisans. The company is currently p

By Leon Smalberger, CEO of the Academic Institute of Excellence (AIE) South Africa’s education system was built for a world that no longer exists. Traditional classroom-based learning models, where physical attendance determines access, participation, and ultimately graduation, fail to consider the realities facing today’s students. Rising transport costs, the fluctuating challenges associated with the electricity grid, financial constraints, and the growing need to balance b

GLP-1 medications are transforming the way people approach weight loss, giving rise to many incredible success stories. But with demand soaring, it’s no surprise that opportunists are flooding the market with watered-down, unregulated, and sometimes dangerous imitations.   Dr Tommie Smook, medical practitioner at Dr Smook and Partners, managed by RXME Group, says the results of legitimate, supervised treatments are remarkable. “We’re seeing extraordinary transformations, with

By Dr Tommie Smook, medical practitioner at Dr Smook & Partners, managed by RxME Group 24 October 2025: Did you know that depression and obesity are closely linked? Feelings of hopelessness, anxiety, or low self-worth can lead to overeating unhealthy foods and weight gain, and seeing this physical change can worsen your mood and trigger further overeating. This is often called emotional eating, and it’s more common than you may think.   What’s more, once you decide to make a

By Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) 21 October 2025: Could South Africa’s construction industry benefit from best-practice frameworks developed halfway around the world? And how well do international guidelines like the recently released Best Practice Guideline for Carbon Smart Construction Site by the Hong Kong Construction Association translate into local realities?   The simple answer is that South Africa’s industry is simply too differe

Skincare is crucial for protecting the body against sun damage, bacteria, and even infections. But for patients undergoing cancer treatment, even the simplest moisturiser or cleanser can trigger painful reactions, making specialist care essential.   Dr Kobus Erasmus, Head of Aesthetics at the Longevity Centre by RXME, explains, “Cancer treatments often leave the skin feeling dry, itchy, and sensitive to most personal care products. Radiation, in particular, can cause peeling,

Cracking the sugar code: Practical and medical strategies to tackle weight gain One in three South Africans is now obese, with experts warning that half of all women could fall into this category within five years if urgent action is not taken. According to the 2025 World Obesity Atlas, South Africa’s obesity rate is rising faster than in many Western nations - with sugar addiction at the centre of the crisis.   Even a BMI of 25 places a person in the overweight category, and

By Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) South Africa’s infrastructure is faced with a dual challenge: physical networks that need to be upgraded and expanded, and institutions that need additional support. The World Bank’s recent agreement for a $1.5 billion loan will provide crucial financial support to address both. However, its real value will only be realised when it reaches the country’s physical electrical grid and freight networks – two

By Olebogeng Manhe, Chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) September 2025: As South Africa rolls out plans to turn the country into a construction site through government’s ambitious infrastructure investment programme, attention is naturally drawn to high‑visibility projects such as new roads, bridges, and housing developments. But there is another essential piece of infrastructure equally critical to the country’s future stability and growth – its court buildi

As spring creeps in and the countdown to summer begins, South Africans are already feeling the pressure of social media’s “Hot Girl Summer” culture. In a nation that is notoriously body conscious and looks centric, the drive to get “summer ready” often comes with unhealthy extremes. But one wellness expert says this year, the smarter trend is shifting towards something far more sustainable: Healthy Girl Summer. With just three months until December holidays, Suzé Steyl, co-ow

13 August 2025: A recent case in the United States has reignited global concerns about the potential dangers of aesthetic treatments when things go wrong. A mother of three from Georgia was left partially paralysed after routine botulinum toxin injections, developing a severe migraine immediately afterwards, and by the next day, landing in hospital, unable to speak or function. Doctors later told her she had suffered small strokes.   While such extreme complications are uncom

By: Roelof van den Berg, CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) Environmental protection remains a critical point of contention for South Africa’s industrial sectors. The mining and construction sectors in particular deal with immense amounts of natural resources, where one unearths billions of tonnes of aggregate annually, and the other uses massive quantities of rock, clay, limestone, and gravel for the cement, bricks, and asphalt needed to erect buildings, lay roa