Embrace your uniqueness in a diverse continent

“Researchers should respect their uniqueness and investigate the nature of their uniqueness, as it will give them so much satisfaction. For me, it gives me pride to be part of such a diverse country and continent,” says Unisa SBL Professor Anton Grobler, newly rated by the National Research Foundation (NRF) as a C3 researcher.Read more

It's time to adapt

Douglas Boateng, Professor Extraordinaire for supply and value chain management in Africa at the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, says our attitude and behaviour must change for us to coexist with the coronavirus. We must protect one another by respecting social distancing guidelines, wearing face masks, and adjusting to our constantly evolving new reality.Read more

SA unknowingly welcomed the coronavirus much earlier than we think

Douglas Boateng, Professor Extraordinaire for supply and value chain management in Africa at the Unisa SBL, says that since the coronavirus spread supposedly started during the late fourth quarter of 2019, it is highly possible that there is a relatively high number of asymptomatic carriers already in our society.Read more

The cunning and elusive coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease that gave the world a wake-up call

Douglas Boateng, Professor Extraordinaire for supply and value chain management in Africa at the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, analyses the latest data and says the ultimate victory will depend on each one of us to remain disciplined and fully focused on the goal.Read more

COVID-19: Recovery rate will determine how quickly the Ghanaian economy bounces back

Unisa SBL Professor Douglas Boateng says no investor or industrialist will be interested in a country where the coronavirus recovery rate is low.Read more

Preventative controls and the amended Public Audit Act

In the most recent times, South Africans have been numbed by the sheer staggering numbers of wasteful, fruitless, unauthorised and irregular expenditure. In common definition, this is the type of expenditure that should not be tolerated by citizens whatever technical justifications are attached to their occurrence. Read more

Achieving SDGs in Africa

The SBL Research and Innovation Day conveyed the strong message that leaders must possess intellectual muscle to deliver on the sustainable development goals for the continent.Read more

YALI AFRICA launch at Unisa marked by graduation of Africa’s young women leaders in energy sector

The Young African Leaders Initiative is a signature effort by the United States Government to invest in the next generation of African leaders as they catalyse change in their communities, countries, and continent.Read more

How open should an organisation’s strategy be?

In a thought-provoking Masterclass lead by Prof. Richard Whittington from Oxford University he addressed the issue of an open strategy for organisations. The event was hosted by Unisa’s Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) in Midrand and forms part of SBL’s regular thought leadership events. Prof Whittington holds both a PhD from Manchester Business School as well as an MBA from Aston Business School amongst others. He is globally regarded as a leader in strategy studies and has had an illustrious career with extensive features in high profile journals, board membership and guest lecturing at a wide variety education institutions.Read more

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