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31
Mar
2016
NMMU
Posted On 31st March 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

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31
Mar
2016
Workplace Maladjustment
Posted On 31st March 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO I have been studying maladjustment in the workplace as part of a course that I am doing and I must say that I find the subject fascinating, especially in relation to culture. Socio-cultural approaches assume that psychological health is determined by the […]

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25
Feb
2016
Good Governance, Democracy & Human Rights
Posted On 25th February 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO Normally I come back from the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) National Council Meeting feeling inspired, but I must admit that I left last weeks’ meeting feeling rather somber. It wasn’t the company that caused me to feel this way, […]

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11
Feb
2016
Leadership Traits
Posted On 11th February 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO The world education system was originally designed to supply the skills needed for the industrial revolution, so education by virtue of its origins, has tended to focus on academic achievement in the commercial subjects, with the humanities and the arts having taken […]

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28
Jan
2016
Customer Service
Posted On 28th January 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO As a youngster, I waitressed at the same restaurant in the centre of Pietermaritzburg for 9 years, and what valuable experience I gained doing that. I learnt the value of a smile, particularly when customers were being difficult or demanding, and I […]

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21
Jan
2016
Cultural Differences
Posted On 21st January 2016  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO 2016 started very unpleasantly, thanks to some exceptionally offensive social media posts. What is painfully obvious to me, is that we haven’t done nearly enough to ensure integration. There has been very little intervention in terms of breaking down the structural and […]

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03
Dec
2015
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Posted On 3rd December 2015  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO This year marks the 24th year that the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign has run. It runs from 25th November to the 10th December every year, and this year the theme for the international campaign is: “From peace in […]

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02
Dec
2015
Nedbank PCB Annual Banquet 2015
Posted On 2nd December 2015  By Candice  And has No Comment

The 2015 Nedbank Pietermaritzburg & Midlands Chamber of Business banquet, in association with The Witness, Daymed Private Hospital and CHC Catering, was yet another roaring success. Its success was due to the unstinting work of the ladies at the chamber, the array of sponsors who came […]

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26
Nov
2015
“Cosatu in Crisis”
Posted On 26th November 2015  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO This past week the Pietermaritzburg & Midlands Chamber of Business hosted Johannesburg-based KMM Review Publishing Company’s KZN launch of the book “Cosatu in Crisis” edited by Vishwas Satgar and Roger Southall. The book is a compilation of chapters penned by various academics […]

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19
Nov
2015
Life Skills
Posted On 19th November 2015  By Candice  And has No Comment

Melanie Veness:  PCB CEO I love going to new places, but I must say that I don’t particularly enjoy the trip. Especially if I am flying. There’s all the waiting around and standing in queues (patience is not a virtue that I can claim to have) […]

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