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Nov 6, 2024 | 
mba.co.za | Wendy du Plessis
How do you measure your success? Is it the time you can spend doing as you choose? Or are success and happiness intrinsically linked to money? Between November 2023 and March 2024, Nedbank and GIBS ran the Happiness Survey in an attempt to measure and understand how “happy” South Africans were during this time period.
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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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Oct 23, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Russel Jones |Eugene Yiga |Wendy du Plessis |Alison Jane Reid
From a Showmax docuseries to numerous true crime podcasts to countless deep-dives on social media videos, the shocking Thabo Bester story captured attention globally. Its twists and turns defied what many South Africans, already accustomed to high levels of crime, could ever have deemed feasible. Tragic acts of murder, rape, and a burned body made news headlines the world over. Equally unbelievable, however, was the corporate fraud and scams perpetuated by Bester over decades.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Eugene Yiga |Wendy du Plessis |Alison Jane Reid |Jenny Moore
Once upon a time, getting a job was a lot simpler. Candidates would send a CV to a recruiter or the HR department of a prospective company, an actual human being would read it, and the candidate would either be shortlisted for an interview or turned down. Nowadays, with hundreds of people sometimes applying for a single job, it’s not feasible to process the applications manually.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Wendy du Plessis |Alison Jane Reid |Jenny Moore
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Nedbank and GIBS ran the Happiness Survey in an attempt to measure and understand how “happy” South Africans were during this time period. The results of the largest survey of its kind, with 10 467 participants, were a testament to the resilience of South Africans , and resoundingly supported the notion that it is the time spent with people we love and doing things we find valuable that really drives happiness and well-being.
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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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Jul 10, 2024 | 
acumenmagazine.co.za | Tamara Oberholster |Nobulali Dangazele |Denise Mhlanga |Wendy du Plessis
Mining is by its nature not sustainable – removing resources from the earth’s crust will eventually deplete them. However, mining is still necessary. Mined minerals and metals are needed for everything from power generation (whether coal or uranium) to electronics (including lithium for batteries and rare earth elements for most technological devices). Mining also holds significant economic importance for and influences other socioeconomic factors, from unemployment to infrastructure development.
