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About 422 000 local jobs are tied to exports to economies with active or incoming carbon border adjustment mechanisms (Oupa Nkosi)
CARBON

The carbon tax: why it could work

The Act has the potential to mitigate environmental damage and boost South Africa’s standing globally

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read
Brandell Turner of TNK Attorneys believes that PPPs can benefit the government, the companies involved and the South African public. (Photos: Sean Wilson, Focal Fusion Photography)
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

PPPs can fund public infrastructure – essential in the African context

Are public-private partnerships capable of delivering real value or are they at risk of self-congratulatory spending and recognition?

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read
Riversands is a successful PPP that has created more than 1 000 permanent and 2 000 temporary jobs. (Photos: brightliquidlight & Supplied)
DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE

The success of the public-private partnership

The model has the potential to create significant change in a country in dire need of just that

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read
Mankodi Moitse, chief executive of Kagiso Trust, says we cannot afford to ignore the opportunities that come with 4IR. (Photos: Tumi Mmola – Creative Fiends)
4IR

Critical thinking in critical times

Forward thinking and research that defines the societal impact of the 4IR reveals a realm of potential within a world of challenges

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read
The NSTF-South32 trophy
ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

The NSTF-South32 Awards

Twenty-one years of recognising excellence in science, engineering, technology and innovation

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7 min read
Professor Robin Crewe
HONEYBEES

Lifetime Award for achievement by an individual

Leader and ‘complete bee person’

  • Tamsin Oxford
6 min read
The Wits Communications team: Erna van Wyk, Deborah Minors, Refilwe Mabula, Buhle Zuma, Boniswa Khumalo, Shirona Patel, Schalk Mouton and Lauren Mulligan
COMMUNICATION

Communication Award

The Wits Communications team is committed to making research and science accessible through creative strategies and multiple platforms

  • Tamsin Oxford
2 min read
The MBA remains relevant, because business strategy must still lead to results
4IR

Is the MBA dead?

Despite the changes wrought by 4IR, this challenging degree remains relevant

  • Tamsin Oxford
5 min read
The format of the MBA promotes knowledge and skills that are applicable to almost any organisation
BUSINESS

Who needs an MBA?

What type of person in what type of role will truly benefit from undertaking an MBA?

  • Tamsin Oxford
7 min read
Conquer Kilimanjaro (Photo Archive)
ABRAHAM LE ROUX

Conquer Kilimanjaro

Trailblazing Travel Psychology

  • Tamsin Oxford
2 min read
The Ethical Tourist (Photo Archive)
ETHICAL TOURISM

The Ethical Tourist

The value and responsibility of ethical tourism has a pull for the international traveller

  • Tamsin Oxford
5 min read
Taking the Camino the South African way (Photo Archive)
BAVIAANSKLOOF

Taking the Camino the South African way

Pull on your boots, prepare your backpack and get ready for long local hikes

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6 min read
South African Tourism chief executive Sisa Ntshona
CONFERENCES

On a mission to increase tourism’s contribution to GDP

South Africa needs to diversify its main sources of income

  • Tamsin Oxford
8 min read
Cape Town has many tourists in the summer, but this drops off in winter, so Wow Travel & Tours does conferences to keep business humming
CAPE TOWN

Taking off from the mother city

Delivering high-end conferencing solutions to the global market

  • Tamsin Oxford
5 min read
Khosi Tyobeka is the head of Zimasa Travel, which gets tourists to their destinations in style
CONFERENCES

Investing in relationships

Small companies are able to customise experiences and build critical relationships

  • Tamsin Oxford
4 min read