Government's renewed vigour to eliminate illegal tobacco imports and exports will be demonstrated on Friday when a multi-department operation will see 12 million cigarettes being destroyed...
Social entrepreneurs who position their business activities at the intersection of purpose and profit are uniquely placed to contribute to the regeneration of South Africa's economy post-Covid...
Miranda Hosking, Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 2 days ago
Inequalities in South Africa's healthcare system have been brought into sharper focus by the Covid-19 pandemic...
Ongoing student protests in South Africa have once again highlighted various problems with higher education funding. They boil down to challenges of affordability and sustainability...
Gerald Wangenge-Ouma 3 days ago
Every professional, regardless of whether they are an engineer, lawyer, doctor or accountant, exists to serve society...
Chantyl Mulder, Issued by SAICA 6 Apr 2021
At the end of 2020, there was a strong hope that high levels of vaccination would see humanity finally gain the upper hand over SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19...
Salim Abdool Karim 6 Apr 2021
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is calling on all game-changing justice startups that want to grow their social impact and business...
India has stepped up its global ambitions and foreign policy re-engagement with African countries in recent years. Its bilateral trade increased from $7.bn in 2001 to $63bn in 2017/18...
Dan Banik & Renu Modik 26 Mar 2021
One year after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021...
Large-scale droughts can have cascading impacts on food security. They can reduce yield, increase food prices, trigger changes in consumption and lead to unstable supply...
Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021
In this first of a two-part series, Chris Blair, CEO of 21st Century, shares his thoughts about how remuneration committees should approach their executives' remuneration in the evolving landscape...
Chris Blair 11 Mar 2021
In South Africa, access to personal mobility is very unequal, and on top of that, public transport is far from ideal. That means, those with less access to mobility also suffer in terms of social mobility opportunities...
Evan-Lee Courie 10 Mar 2021
Over the past 20 years, the auditing profession has come under increased public criticism. In the case of South Africa, censure and condemnation of the profession has been very fierce over the last five years....
Wiseman Nkuhlu 10 Mar 2021
The Chemical Industry Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) will be funding two South African universities with R1,647,500 this year, supporting research...
When asked what the reality on the ground is for NPOs after a year of Covid-19 and lockdowns of all levels, CSI group manager for Momentum Metropolitan...
With the right preparation, specialist destinations can benefit from an expected increase in demand...
Jaeyeon Choe and Michael Di Giovine 8 Mar 2021
This despite an overall decline in global food security...
Burt Rodrigues, CEO of Biodx, gives his thoughts on approaching business in 2021...
Burt Rodrigues 4 Mar 2021
Cancelling 'cancel culture' can open further conversations that lead to gender parity, says Procter & Gamble's Cassie Jaganyi...
Cassie Jaganyi 3 Mar 2021
Dentsu International has partnered with global NGO Malaria No More UK to launch 'Draw The Line Against Malaria'...
Issued by Dentsu 2 Mar 2021
Topco Media has used the insights over the past year to pivot and further elevate their renowned value-add to businesses, entrepreneurs, SMEs and startups...
Issued by Topco Media 2 Mar 2021
With the eruption of the pandemic, the fault lines in our economic system have become all too apparent. A new collaborative model would need to be fostered between the public, private and civic sectors across Africa to deploy capital directly towards primary markets, thereby re-establishing the primary function of linking capital to means of production, labour and technology...
Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Mar 2021
UCT GSB MBA alumnus Alforde Charumbira has been honoured in the AACSB's Influential Leaders challenge...
Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 26 Feb 2021
Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use, the government said on Thursday, 25 February...
Despite the class of 2020's individual success, serious issues remain with the quality of academic outcomes in SA, warns Saica's Chantyl Mulder...
Issued by SAICA 24 Feb 2021
People have become more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the young...
Matthew Lavietes 23 Feb 2021
Around the globe, concern is mounting about the unfolding climate and ecological catastrophe...
Judith Verweijen & Alexander Dunlap 23 Feb 2021
P&G announced new declarations aimed to propel gender equality across Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East at its third #WeSeeEqual summit for the region...
On 10 March, Henley Business School Africa will present the first class in a progressive, brand-new course that addresses both the realities of Covid-19 and the accelerated disruption of the digital age...
Issued by Henley Business School 19 Feb 2021
Increased unemployment, increased crime and land reform discussions among other critical factors, must be closely monitored to maintain South Africa's food security...
Wandile Sihlobo 19 Feb 2021
We have ushered in the Year of the Ox and have said goodbye to the Year of the Rat (masked). But, as challenging as last year was, the end of the King Rat's...
Dhesigen Naidoo 19 Feb 2021
In August last year, Uyanda Manana joined Conversation Lab from sister agency, BE, in a merger and grassroots ownership deal...
Jessica Tennant 16 Feb 2021
"It has been proven that the sector is essential to post-Covid-19 economic recovery, but the health of workers will need to be safeguarded, as their contribution will be key to the role the sector has to play."
In recent years there have been several major innovations in genetics. One prominent example is Crispr-Cas9...,
Bonginkosi Shozi & Marietjie Botes 16 Feb 2021
Which regulatory bodies are small businesses required to be compliant with...
Dhiraj Mathapersadh, Issued by SAICA 12 Feb 2021
The spread of Covid-19 in many African countries has been more contained and the death toll slightly reduced than some had expected in 2020. Experts have predicted that the economic fallout of the pandemic for Africans will be different...
Tolu Oyekan 12 Feb 2021
From February 15, people travelling to the UK from a country on the UK's travel-ban list will be required to quarantine in a government-approved hotel for ten days...
On 9 February 2021, the Western Cape High Court delivered an important judgement for all activists and NGOs who find themselves on the receiving end of powerful corporations trying to throw their weight around...
For the Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation, progress in education and enterprise development is the most direct means of improving the quality of life for South Africa's people and advancing the foundation's purpose to develop an inclusive and empowered society...
Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 11 Feb 2021
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women and Unesco data shows that only about 30% of all female students choose science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem) fields at a tertiary level...
Natasha Joseph, Ogechi Ekeanyanwu & Wale Fatade 11 Feb 2021
According to ooba Home Loans CEO Rhys Dyer, "Unlike other 'flash in the pan' trends, the time to purchase a home is...
Meat Naturally and Agricool Finance were awarded joint first place in the 10th Annual Social Innovation Awards, while Leafline Washable Sanitary Wear scooped first place in the Disability Empowerment Awards...
Covid-19 vaccine supplies are available in various parts of the world. But it's clear that distribution is not symmetrical...
Keymanthri Moodley & Theresa Rossouw 10 Feb 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world: governments, business leaders, citizens into unimaginable transformation...
Gary Joseph 9 Feb 2021
The 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit is set to explore the power of the collective in resetting Africa...
Train-maker, Gibela is offering 210 bursaries to eligible candidates this year, for post-matric study in an array of engineering-related fields...
Mdluli Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park has earned the highest-achievable ICA +Impact Sustainable Development Goal Investment Grade core rating of AA+...
Former Public Protector and current chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Law, Thuli Madonsela has been appointed as Knight of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron...
As a frontrunner in educating innovative change agents, Sacap (The South African College of Applied Psychology) has launched a Bachelor of Social Work degree...
Issued by SACAP 5 Feb 2021
Sustainability is a hot topic today due to increasing awareness of climate change and inequality, among other pressing issues...
Leanne Keddie 3 Feb 2021