If the boss called me now, she may have mistakenly thought I was at the Killarney racetrack chilling with a cold refreshment as the blaring sound of super cars would be on full blast in the background. If my colleagues saw me now, they may have questioned my choice of pjs (which unashamedly may be Christmas-themed, but who knows, there’s no visual proof now is there). I may also be loudly munching like a “hungry lion” on a big Lays party pack. So, let’s clear this picture a bit. I’m actually half watching an episode of Netflix’s “Drive to Survive”…

  Now that you have stopped mulling over the prospect of making a career move, or simply just threatening to get a new job, the time has come to put your thoughts into action. It may be daunting to some, tedious to others and downright stressful for a lot of us. But that’s what Datafin is here for. To ease the challenges (and sometimes horrors) of the employment process in your pursuit of attaining your dream career. Here are some useful tips we have put together to make the recruitment journey less painful and more rewarding:   Mental Prep Once…

Not sure how long it will take for Australian cricket fans to recover from the earth-shattering blow to their ego’s and pride in their national team, after the recent shocking admission by trio captain Steve Smith, Vice-skipper David Warner and Test opener Cameron Bancroft, who all confessed to being involved in ball-tampering. Any avid cricket enthusiast will tell you the aftermath of this will long be felt by the Australian team and their supporters. Breaking sporting code is often considered more scathing and more unforgivable than breaking the law. But all sport scandals aside (and no offence and sympathies to…

It was like a  doomsday prophecy had been dealt upon Cape Town and its people by the Rain Gods themselves. Suddenly, households across the city were gripped by the fear of this looming D-Day or “Day Z” as I like to call it, scrambling in preparation for an apparent moment when the taps would run dry. And, as in any crisis, people were prompted into action. Scores of people braved snaking queues at the Newlands Spring, stores could barely keep up with the demand for bottled water and wet wipes and hand sanitizer became a necessity item on grocery lists. My…