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Transformation & Growth: The Untapped Power of South Africa’s Black Middle Class
The republic of South Africa has entered into a new phase politically, and this will have implications for the transformation agenda going forward. In one of the timeless quotes from Lot Ndlovu, sharing his views on the role of the black middle class in SA he said, “South Africa belongs

Advancing Towards a Green Economy and Just Transition
The urgency to address climate change and transition towards a green economy has become increasingly evident as the world faces extreme climate events and ecological collapse. The root causes of climate change, including excessive energy consumption and ecological overshoot, demand immediate action to limit global warming below catastrophic levels. Hence,

INTSIKAYOMZI IS THE SMME
Perhaps the most startling fact presented in the NISED Masterplan is that the number of SMMEs operating in our economy has not grown from the 800 000 estimated in 1995. From 1995 to 2022 we still have the same number of SMMEs in our economy, with only 330 000 of those able

Digital Illiteracy in the Boardroom: The Leadership Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About
Corporate SA is having two very different digital conversations. The first is happening in universities, marketing departments, software houses, data teams, innovation hubs, start-ups and agency boardrooms. It is a conversation about AI, automation, data architecture, customer journeys, attribution modelling, machine learning, CRM ecosystems and digital growth. The second conversation

The Oceans Economy – SA’s Next Industrial Frontier
In a country where the oceans generate R130 billion annually but rural poverty persists at 70%, the question is not whether the blue economy has potential—it’s whether that potential will reach the people who need it most. For the GNU, the 2026 elections will be a referendum on delivery, not

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 be an inherent tension in policy that combines market-oriented economic policy with redistributive social policy. This tension has been obvious in the implementation of BBBEE policy in South Africa, and