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Nov 7, 2024 | 
mba.co.za | Mpho Majoro
What are the makings of a leader? That age-old question has led to the development of an expansive repository of literature on the subject. For some, the ‘great man’ theory – which attributes leadership traits to natural abilities – best explains the conundrum. For others, however, the debate leans toward the ‘development’ argument that argues for nurturing, mentoring, and teaching leaders to shepherd organisations.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Ian MacLeod |Eugene Yiga |Humane Workspaces |Mpho Majoro
“Fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things,” says academic and author Yuval Noah Harari in his bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, “but to do so collectively. Such myths give sapiens the unprecedented flexibility in large numbers.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Eugene Yiga |Mpho Majoro |Russel Jones |Humane Workspaces
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a business opportunity on a scale not seen before. According to McKinsey, it has the potential to deliver additional global economic activity of around $13 trillion by 2030. For Katy Milner, a partner specialising in telecommunications at the global law firm Hogan Lovells, it’s an exciting time for her clients. “We’re already seeing companies use AI in interesting ways,” she says.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Mpho Majoro |Russel Jones |Eugene Yiga |Wendy du Plessis
For some, the ‘great man’ theory – which attributes leadership traits to natural abilities – best explains the conundrum. For others, however, the debate leans toward the ‘development’ argument that argues for nurturing, mentoring, and teaching leaders to shepherd organisations. With the establishment of business schools across the world, the concept of what leadership entails continues to be explored and researched extensively.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer |Norma Young |Mpho Majoro
In his 2012 book Attuned Leadership: African Humanism as Compass, business person Dr Reuel Khoza stressed that good leaders are not born. Instead, they are made by finding the delicate balance between nature and nurture, humility and humanity. More than a decade ago, Khoza likened this leadership approach to ubuntu. Ubuntu is not a culture in itself. Rather, it is a concept that influences cultures and shapes individual philosophies across races and creeds.
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Aug 19, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Norma Young |Mpho Majoro |Wendy du Plessis
President Cyril Ramaphosa made his first state visit to India in 2019, accompanied by the first lady, Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, a selection of cabinet ministers, senior government officials, and a large business delegation. He was just approaching the one-year mark since being inaugurated, and given South Africa and India’s centuries-long relationship, was named the chief guest at India’s 70th Republic Day Parade on 26 January of that year.
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Aug 18, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Mpho Majoro |Norma Young |Wendy du Plessis
‘The country has built a digital public infrastructure (DPI) that includes a digital identification layer called Aadhar; a payments system running as a unified payment interface; and a data exchange layer in its account aggregator, among other services.’ – The internet has radically transformed the modern world, making it possible for societies to create digital spaces, networks and systems of innovation and development, as well as new economies.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Wendy du Plessis |Norma Young |Mpho Majoro
Economic growth and shared prosperity are now at the top of the agenda for India and South Africa. “The governments of our two nations share similar outlooks, as well as a sense of equality, justice, and fairness. Now the time has come to rekindle a new relationship and not only talk about the past, but to build for the future,” India’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Prabhat Kumar, said in an interview.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Norma Young |Mpho Majoro |Wendy du Plessis
India has one-sixth of the world’s people – around 1.4 billion, according to the United Nations. It is now the country with the largest population, and continues to grow. It’s a young population, with a median age of 28.2, who are highly skilled and disciplined. It benefited from inflows of foreign direct investment of $81.97 billion in 2020-21, during Covid, increasing by 23% to $171.84 billion in March 2022. What’s not to like?
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Cara Bouwer |Norma Young |Mpho Majoro
In early 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa affirmed the importance of infrastructure development to South Africa’s future. Yet, to close the infrastructure spending gap, Ramaphosa noted, “We need an additional R1.6 trillion in public sector infrastructure investment and a further R3.2 trillion from the private sector by 2030.” The World Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa’s (DBSA) estimates are higher.
