Empowerment is key to economic growth
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), a topic inextricably linked to our broader discourse on redefining capital, challenging entrenched power structures, and truly building South Africa’s next economic frontier. As a nation,…
Big changes on the stock market
Nasiphi Ndevu takes a look at what South Africa’s new JSE rules mean for companies and investors South Africa’s financial markets are entering a new phase as the Johannesburg Stock…
Resilient leadership in uncertain markets
In uncertain markets the organisations that succeed will not necessarily be those that predict the future perfectly, writes Brian Andrew Uncertainty has become a defining feature of modern leadership. From…
Can leadership be taught? Reframing the debate.
Leadership is not an inherent status granted at birth. It is a responsibility shaped by intentional growth, and when approached strategically, it can indeed be taught, writes Nadia Leita. The…
The role of innovative finance in opening property market access
Access to property ownership has long been one of the most reliable pathways to wealth creation. Yet for many aspiring homeowners and property entrepreneurs, the door to this market remains…
The Green Drop Crisis: we have the skills. Now we need the system.
South Africa’s latest Green Drop Report is more than a dataset. It is a diagnostic of a national essential service in critical condition. Of the 848 wastewater treatment plants assessed…
Africa’s cloud journey in a changing world
Nasiphi Ndevu breaks down the insightsfrom PwC’s 2025 Africa Cloud Business Survey Earlier this year in Johannesburg, PwC released its 2025 Africa Cloud Business Survey. The findings paint a powerful…
A force forged in the crucible of African development
Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an institution Over a decade of tireless service to the continent’s most consequential development architecture, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has evolved from an ambitious…
The myth of abandoning BEE
The growing chorus calling for the abandonment of Black Economic Empowerment rests on a dangerous myth that BEE has failed and is therefore beyond redemption. This argument is not only…
Africa is at an extraordinary demographic position
Wits School of Governance programme calls on governments toreshape the continent’s transformation ambition, writes George Morara African governments have been told the phrase “Harnessing the continent’s demographic dividend” is long…

