#9  Eskom's Corporate Wellness Strategy | Dr Penny Mkalipe & Lubalethu Dube | BHF 2025

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How does Eskom, one of South Africa’s largest employers, approach corporate wellness as a key driver of business success? In this episode of In Focus, Lubalethu Dube sits down with Dr Penny Mkalipe, Chief Medical Officer at Eskom, at the 2025 BHF Convention to explore how the power utility is investing in employee health to improve productivity, retention, and organisational culture.

Dr Mkalipe shares how Eskom integrates corporate wellness into its business strategy, why employee well-being is a strategic business imperative rather than just an HR initiative, and how data-driven insights guide the design of effective wellness programmes. They also discuss the eight pillars of holistic well-being, the role of leadership in fostering healthy workplace cultures, and how destigmatising mental health can boost performance and resilience across the organisation.

Learn from Eskom’s corporate wellness approach and gain actionable insights for creating thriving, high-performing teams through a culture of care and accountability.

Connect with Dr Penny Mkalipe on these platforms:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/penny-mkalipe-400a4115b/

Insight LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/insight-actuaries-&-consultants/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insight_za/

Visit our website: https://www.insight.co.za/
Season 6 / Episode 9 12 Jan English South Africa Tech News · Tech News

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