A unique tuition model, afford-ability, and the relevance of learning materials in the African context remain lynchpins of the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership’s (SBL) programme offerings.
Joseph Sirrah looked forward to receiving his first injection on Tuesday as part of Uganda’s Aids vaccine trials, despite the reservations of his wife and members of his community. In SA, 150 volunteers have already been recruited and screened.
PSSST! Fancy a peek at Germany’s most politically-incorrect export since the V2 rocket? The Mercedes-Benz factory has just released pics of their monster SLR McLaren – a gull-winged, aerodynamic beauty rumoured to reach 100 km/hr in under four seconds, and attain a top speed of 340 km/hr.
The recent growth of scientific excellence within historically black universities (HBUs) is being hailed as a remarkable success story. The result of a seven-year collaborative research programme between South Africa and Britain, this growth has taken place in universities that apartheid decreed were to remain inferior forever.
Contact Technikon Pretoria’s Attie Botha on an average weekday and the chances are you will find him out in the bush supervising hundreds of students on a game count or classifying plants.
Two months ago Minister of Education Kader Asmal announced a probe into MBA programmes. But academics and business leaders are divided in their opinion regarding the nature of the analysis.
Edwin Tjale’s appointment as CEO of BSN constitutes a major step towards the realisation of the vision that SA develop partnerships with First World institutions to develop the growth of managers in the new SA.
In the past management education and the business school were seen as playing an important role in the up-and-coming executive’s preparation for success in business. But this is no longer viewed as sufficient.
There are hundreds of top-ranked MBAs to choose from worldwide at hundreds of universities. All of them contain the hidden promise of ensuring high-quality and top-earning jobs. But what constitutes a top-quality MBA?
The silly season approaches. The United Kingdom government is closing down. And a battered prime minister is about to go on vacation. Once away, we must hope that he will focus on how to redeem his administration’s future.