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Inside Jonathan Jansen’s fight to fix our schools 

Schools need more community support and less government red tape

Joseph Sekhampu

Can business schools fix a broken state?

The state needs better managers. Can business schools help?

Why entrepreneurship should start in the classroom

You’re never too young to learn business principles

The future-fit leader: How MBAs are evolving for a changing world

Since it was established as the pre-eminent qualification for global business practitioners in the early 20th century, the MBA has offered graduates the opportunity to expand…

200,000-plus jobs on the line as DBE seeks Treasury lifeline

Despite its myriad benefits, one of the state's most successful initiatives, the teacher aide programme introduced during the pandemic, is in limbo due to funding problems at the…

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PODCAST: Untapping the business potential of South Africa’s academic research

South Africa has the ideas. What’s stopping more of them becoming global companies? Michael Avery and Wayne Stocks dig in

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Why leading organisations choose long-term learning partners like Henley

Henley is delivering the right blend of diverse thought and academic rigour needed to build next-generation African leaders

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The cost of not counting in South Africa

The mathematical sciences, national competitiveness and the opportunity cost that South Africa keeps accumulating

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PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ – Hector Pieterson’s unfinished business

Is South Africa failing its youth? While there is a success story to be told, the country’s schoolchildren still face overwhelming odds

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Real Politics: turning freedom into opportunity

Fifty years after the Soweto uprisings, Youth Day should demand more than remembrance

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Meth’s BEE sting: why targets won’t work without a schooling fix

Government’s plan to double down on employment equity amid a crumbling education system could lead to a spike in unemployment

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Rewriting the past, South African-style

A change to the country’s school history curriculum reflects almost exactly the political philosophy of the political rulers of the current day

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Ban Ki-moon’s (overly) simple fix for South Africa

The former UN secretary-general says South Africa should focus on education and governance if it wants to emulate South Korea. But it’s more than that

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Why parents raid retirement to pay school fees

When parents don’t plan early, they raid retirement savings – with 25% of early withdrawals funding school fees

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Matric: the exit point for top South African students

Up to a fifth of matriculants at South Africa’s top schools are looking overseas to further their education as opportunities narrow at home

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How to move Africa from potential to performance

The window of opportunity to turn African dynamism into development impact is closing, and African universities and business schools have a vital role to play in setting the…

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The FSCA investigation stalling Jannie Mouton’s R7.2bn buyout 

The Moutons’ grand gesture is under investigation thanks to a series of Curro share trades ahead of the August buyout announcement

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Say no to ‘political economic empowerment’!

Imagine a call for ‘educational economic empowerment’ – channelling resources where they’re needed most

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Curro’s slam-dunk deal leaves Moutons in the dollar seats  

Investors overwhelmingly backed Jannie Mouton’s philanthropic share swap, which leaves the Moutons with a tax-efficient windfall

There are benefits besides philanthropy to the Curro buyout

Not all philanthropy: inside Jannie Mouton’s R7.2bn Curro deal

There are plenty of non-philanthropic benefits to the Moutons’ share swop