Welcome to Afriforte
Afriforte was established in February 2005 as the commercial arm of WorkWell, The Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus.
COVID-19 Lockdown
Afriforte will remain available to assist employees and individuals in distress during the national lockdown . Our industrial psychologists and counsellors are on standby and are able to provide support in the Potchefstroom area. Contact us via email: info@afriforte.co.za or message/call: 060 409 7781.
Assessing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on people in South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on every person. We have created a survey to understand the concerns and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on people in South Africa. After completing the survey your data will be added to our real-time interactive dashboard.
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Assessing my Organisation
Bestmed’s first COVID-19 connect with staff debriefing and touch base session took place the last week of June 2020. The session was facilitated by the internal HR infrastructure of Bestmed. Sixty staff members partook in virtual session following the completion of the Afriforte My Covid19 Experiences; each staff member was in possession of their personal results . The employees enjoyed the touch base session; especially the problem Re-framing part of the debriefing process – many indicated that this provided for a different perspective on their concerns and felt it helped them to put their concerns in a more positive perspective. Thank you for the good work you do and the difference you make in our business!
Michelle Ward & Petro Roets
Congratulations!
Afriforte would like to congratulate Prof. Leon de Beer for his award as most cited research paper at AOSIS for Stander, F.W., De Beer, L.T., & Stander, M.W. (2015). Authentic leadership as a source of optimism, trust in the organisation and work engagement in the public health sector. SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(1), 12 pages. doi: 10.4102/sajhrm.v13i1.675
Steinmüller Africa’s Sasol Mill Maintenance (MM) team in Secunda significantly improved their safety record last year after struggling with one Recordable Case (RC) safety incident on average every two months previously.
Aspiring for high performance without ensuring a conducive underlying work climate is like trying to drive a car without an engine. The process enhanced and encouraged the identification of greater opportunities for continuous improvement in our business based on valid and reliable information. Our business has not only became a nicer place to work but we have, and continue to, become even better at what we do.
Joseph RockThe Afriforte Products Lab
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The World Health Organisation recognises Burnout as a medical condition
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has for the first time recognised “burnout” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers…
For additional information see the IDC-11 description of burnout.
Xtrapolate – Our Software Development Partner
Xtrapolate is an innovative technology consulting firm providing software solutions, data science and artificial intelligence to clients globally. We create beautiful, cutting edge solutions in short turnaround times with exceptional customer service. For more information click here.
Xtrapolate Project Focus
Yabelana is an integrated information system to support holistic service delivery to older people in local government. It is a project aimed at delivering better services to older people (>60 years) in rural communities in South Africa using information and communication technologies (ICT). Essentially it is a central directory of services and resources available to the elderly (specific to their vicinity). It is be able to send event notifications to subscribed participants. For more information visit yabelana.org
COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal
For official information regarding COVID-19 and the Corona Virus please visit the COVID-19 Corona Virus
South African Resource Portal