The protests around gender-based violence that took place parallel to the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town had a powerful impact. Now activists and advocates for social justice must build on this momentum.

"It’s a myth that there is not a sufficient pool of women available to serve on South African boards," said Prof Anita Bosch, Research Chair: Women at Work at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB).

Climate change is a global emergency and citizens must play a bigger role in addressing it.

In comparison to 2018 the South African banking industry landscape will look vastly different towards 2035.

The Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) is offering ten scholarships for the 2020 intake for the GIBS/TWIMS MBA manufacturing focus.

As uncomfortable as it may be, there are some hard truths about entrepreneurship that we are going to have to come to terms with.

The transition to digital is a $1.7 trillion industry, yet 70% of attempts end up failing, according to McKinsey & Co.

By the year 2050, Africa’s population is projected to double with more than a quarter of the world being African. This will be accompanied by huge economic development trends for the continent which leaders need to prepare for.

Finance is the very pillar of business. Or, as Professor Kalu Ojah of Wits Business School puts it, it is the "blood in the veins" of all corporate and state-owned entities.

At Wits Business School we recognise that our task, through our academic & executive education programmes, is to equip leaders, managers and entrepreneurs with skills to proactively address challenges presented by the changing environment.