Bullying can turn an idyllic job into something you dread. Whether it’s your co-worker or a boss, dealing with intimidation at work can leave you feeling constantly on edge, fearful, and helpless. Bullies are generally defined as people who intimidate or control others to achieve their aims. They may collaborate when their goals are being
JOHANNESBURG – Rhodes University on Friday moved to dispel any suggestions that it was about to retrench staff owing to its financial difficulties – this after an earlier report based on an internal memorandum speculated on the possibility of job loses. The internal memo from the institution to staff members issued on Wednesday said the
Some people are always late. You probably know someone who just never shows up when you want them to, armed with an excuse when they finally appear 20 minutes later. Maybe it’s you who has the problem, and no matter how many alarms and reminders you set, you just can’t help but leave the house
South African-born Elon Musk, the mastermind behind SpaceX and Tesla, believes that artificial intelligence is “potentially more dangerous than nukes,” imploring all of humankind “to be super careful with AI,” unless we want the ultimate fate of humanity to closely resemble Judgment Day from the 1984 film Terminator. Musk made his comments on Twitter, after reading
We lack a definition of what psychological health looks like in today’s world. Following a recent talk to a group of business people, a man cornered me and said, “I work hard, I’m pretty successful, I have stable, second marriage and kids who are doing well…and yet I often feel unsatisfied with my life and
Education is a fundamental human right and the foundation upon which other rights are built on. Without education, an individual cannot realise their full potential. Basic education is one of the focus areas identified by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in order to fulfill its mandate of promoting, protecting and monitoring the realisation
A Viking colony in Greenland implies we are better at survival than supposed. The history of European explorers is replete with nasty stories of intelligent people failing to adapt to harsh new environments. One exception is the eleventh-century Vikings who settled in Greenland and prospered there for five centuries. Of course there are many stories
Kathrada, beloved by millions of South Africans, spent 26 years in jail, many of them alongside Nelson Mandela. Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who spent 26 years in jail – many of them alongside Nelson Mandela – for acts of sabotage against South Africa’s white minority government, died in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning at the age
Science and religion both offer origin stories of death. It is tempting to set up religion against science in any discussion of life, death, and purpose. But religion and science are different kinds of things and one can find spiritual truths in both of them. Why we die is a question for which both offer
Government policy interventions aimed at solving inequality would not produce results if the country’s dysfunctional education system wasn’t fixed. This was what Stellenbosch University economics professor Servaas van der Berg told delegates at a two-day conference in Pretoria organised by the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development in the presidency’s department of planning, monitoring and
