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AI could do for SMMEs what the internet never did
AI can help SMMEs compete with larger firms by expanding capability, speed and reach, provided adoption is disciplined and trusted.
Entrepreneurs must move beyond hustle mode
Entrepreneurs must move beyond hustle mode, using reflection, systems and self-awareness to build sustainable businesses.
Building Africa’s resilience against global economic storms
Africa can build resilience through intra-African trade, industrialisation, agriculture reform and stronger infrastructure.
The systems failing SMEs
SME survival depends on finance systems that use better data, flexible lending and fintech to unlock growth.
Stop planning for the future
Leaders are expected to plan for the future, whether they are in big or small business, government, or good-deed organisations
Africa’s industrial awakening
Africa is shifting from potential to progress as major investments in refining, renewables, transport and AI signal a true industrial rise.
Toxic workplaces impact the bottom-line
Silence is costly. Toxic workplaces erode morale, performance, and mental health, and leaders can’t afford to ignore it.
What will the economy do for entrepreneurs?
June 27 marks International SMME Day, a moment intended to recognise the contributions of small businesses to national economies.
Survival is not enough: Why SA’s SMMEs must learn to let go
Survival isn’t strategy. Alvira Fisher argues that SA’s SMMEs must replace old habits with empathy, testing, and constant curiosity
AI coaching – A breakthrough for South Africa’s youth
New research from Stellenbosch Business School reveals how AI may close the coaching gap for young graduates and entrepreneurs.
The 49 that left and the 64 749 951 who stay
Recently, 49 South Africans quietly packed their bags, boarded a flight, and were granted asylum in the United States. Not because they were stateless, undocumented, or fleeing war but because they said they no longer felt safe here.
VAT increase: Solution or quick fix to a long-term crisis?
SA’s VAT hike to 16% may ease debt but worsens stagnation. True relief lies in growth, reforms, and expanding the tax base - not more taxes.
Work, family + an MBA: Edwin Kriel’s purpose-driven journey
Edwin Kriel excelled in career, fatherhood, and executive education, honouring his family by turning his success into theirs.
How an ‘MBA baby’ helped Davina Mentoor redefine leadership
Davina Mentoor balanced career, family, pregnancy, and an MBA, proving that resilience makes dreams possible.
The crumbling foundations of SA’s steel industry
South Africa’s steel industry is on the brink with high costs, weak policies and outdated tech threatening its future. Can it be saved?
Rural Wild Coast female excelling in free-range farming
When her farmworkers can buy their own cars and she can sit around the table "in my shorts, just like the male farmers in their shorts", Qawekazi Fadana will know she’s arrived as a serious player in the commercial farming community.
What Donald Trump's re-election means for South Africa
Economist and futurist Prof Andre Roux shares his perspective on how Trump’s presidency may influence South Africa and its trade relations.
The real costs of burnout in the workplace
Studies have found the dedicated and committed are particularly prone to burnout - a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.
Reducing economic exclusion for enhanced economic growth
Why do we consistently fare the worst?
The responsibility of freedom
This year we celebrate 30 years of democracy, the freedom for all citizens as equals and the end of a despotic government in which only some were free.
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