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South Africa’s Energy Crisis Exposes Lack of Transformation

22 March 2024 No Comments

This year marks 30 years into democracy. A democracy which was fought for with too many lives. As the 29th

Opinion piece

Is B-BBEE An Anchor For Democracy? – Part 3

In part 2 of this B-BBEE and Democracy Series we stated that the Constitution of the republic is the coolant

15 December 2021 1 Comment

Opinion piece

Good Governance Through Ubuntu Leadership

With the ever-growing amount of cases involving unethical practices and corruption in various sectors of the country it becomes increasingly...

14 September 2022 No Comments

Women Empowerment Desk

One Is Never Enough | Dismantling “The Only Woman” Phenomenon

You have just been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer, Executive Committee member or Board member of the company

1 August 2022 1 Comment

Opinion piece

The Anatomy of the Listed BBBEE Share Scheme: A Note on Bula Tsela

Our affair with Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment transactions is a complicated one. To begin with, there is always going to

10 May 2022 No Comments

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Re-Imagining (Reconstruction of) the South African Economy

The Freedom Charter states that the People shall share in the country’s wealth. One such way of sharing the wealth...

28 October 2022 2 Comments

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Management Control and Skills Development as Key Lever for Corporate Transformation

Through South African history, we acknowledge that the apartheid era produced an education and training system that was fragmented, dysfunctional

17 October 2022 No Comments

Thought leadership

This “Black-thing”

In the words of Lot Ndlovu, “the race issue should enjoy more priority than the class issue”. Lot Ndlovu had

3 May 2022 No Comments

Opinion piece

INTSIKAYOMZI IS THE SMME

Perhaps the most startling fact presented in the NISED Masterplan is that the number of SMMEs operating in our economy

6 June 2022 1 Comment

Opinion piece

What is Heritage Day?

Growing up in boarding school, one had the pleasure of meeting people from all cultures of South Africa. With friends

24 September 2023 No Comments

Opinion piece

Restoration Of Cultural Values In The South African Heritage Celebrations!

Commemorating Heritage Day in South Africa provides the nation with the platform to recognise the cultural wealth of the country.

24 September 2022 No Comments

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The Role of Enterprise & Supplier Development in Driving Black Business Development

The net effect of all the time and money we have spent on enterprise and supplier development since 1995 is...

10 October 2022 No Comments

Thought leadership

So what is Freedom?

In the words of Gloria Gaither, “And even life begins because a baby fights for freedom and songs we love to

26 April 2022 7 Comments

Opinion piece

THE RIGHT TO ENERGY: THE UNDOCUMENTED RIGHT THAT AFFECTS THE COUNTRY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Today, as we celebrate Human Rights Day, with load shedding looming around us, one is forced to ponder on this...

20 March 2023 1 Comment

Women Empowerment Desk

Patriarchy in Leadership | The Hidden Hurdle

Being a Black African female has never looked as optimistic in an ever-developing African country as it does currently. We...

22 August 2022 No Comments

Thought leadership

The Gender Agenda

The BMF’s vision is to be the foremost organisation in the development of managerial leadership and the advancing of socio-economic

8 March 2022 No Comments

New Blog Post!

South Africa’s Energy Crisis Exposes Lack of Transformation

Previous Posts

Is B-BBEE An Anchor For Democracy? – Part 3

Good Governance Through Ubuntu Leadership

One Is Never Enough | Dismantling “The Only Woman” Phenomenon

The Anatomy of the Listed BBBEE Share Scheme: A Note on Bula Tsela

Re-Imagining (Reconstruction of) the South African Economy

Management Control and Skills Development as Key Lever for Corporate Transformation

This “Black-thing”

INTSIKAYOMZI IS THE SMME

What is Heritage Day?

Restoration Of Cultural Values In The South African Heritage Celebrations!

The Role of Enterprise & Supplier Development in Driving Black Business Development

So what is Freedom?

THE RIGHT TO ENERGY: THE UNDOCUMENTED RIGHT THAT AFFECTS THE COUNTRY’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Patriarchy in Leadership | The Hidden Hurdle

The Gender Agenda

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