South Africa’s PhD push is losing steam
The state needs better managers. Can business schools help?
Is South Africa at the start of a fiscal turnaround? Opinion from economic analysts is mixed
Provincial departments are battling budget cuts and acute budget uncertainty, leading schools to cut staff or spending on goods, services and infrastructure
South African business schools are not wilting in their commitment to addressing systemic inequality; they may even be leading the way
Universities are battling to make ends meet. NSFAS, caps on enrolments and residence fees, and now proposed curbs on tuition fees, are making matters worse
The tabling of a politically unsupported budget has forced the country into uncharted, dangerous territory. It faces a critical moment — ripe with huge opportunity but beset with…
The postponement of the 2025 budget has created a rare opportunity for the GNU to design more democratic budget processes and develop lasting fiscal solutions
South Africans take the annual soaring matric pass rate with a pinch of salt, but the true state of education is even more worrying than most imagine
We have a window, with inflation and inflation expectations falling rapidly, to lower the inflation target to 3%. But will we take it?
Once he was a guest lecturer at Stellenbosch Business School. Now he’s in charge
Godongwana’s medium-term budget shows that the Treasury knows the problem is growth — and that the Transnet turnaround is the key
There is a common thread across the winning entries in the Think Big SA competition — entrepreneurial innovation, technology adoption, collaboration and better digital…
The Treasury’s policy of practising fiscal consolidation while praying for growth is running out of road. There are political limits to how much it can keep tightening — as the…
Conflict in the Middle East and expectations of a shallower Fed easing cycle could introduce some speed bumps but should not halt SA’s economic recovery
The economy has been slow to react to the formation of the GNU; faster reform progress is needed to turn improved confidence into fixed investment, growth and jobs
The Reserve Bank seems likely to keep cutting in 25bp increments until the repo rate falls to 7.25% in March, but risks remain — most notably Eskom
There has been a significant increase in the proportion of black people employed in both the private and public sectors at higher skill levels since 2016
The economy needs more entrepreneurs. Most MBA programmes strive to foster entrepreneurial thinking; the best even lure students away from safe corporate careers to solve major…
Business school case studies are experiencing a resurgence in an AI-dominated world, and getting a local makeover to boot
