As the cost of living in South Africa become as steep as it is in other parts of the developed world, like the UK, US and Europe? The short answer is, it depends on who you ask. Because while comparing the price of apples with apples is fairly simple, comparing the invisible day- to-day taxes, for instance, is a more… Read more...

When the cottage industry collapsed a few centuries back and left our industrialised society in its wake, a new cultural phenomenon became the norm. That is, people spending far more of their waking hours at their workplace than at home. Added to this is the fact that there are far more women in the workplace mix than… Read more...

Shifts in the US economy, the rise of China as an economic power and Eurozone debt are pushing the world economy towards a new order. This is according to Stanlib’s chief economist Kevin Lings, who spoke at a Wits Business School Distinguished Lecture recently. Lings highlights great structural changes in the world… Read more...

Here are many reasons for embarking on an MBA. For some, it is to improve career prospects; for others, to prove to themselves or to others they can. Some are inspired by the example of a colleague or a manager.For me, it was all of the above and more. And as I am now coming to the end of my MBA experience, I find… Read more...

The picture-perfect city of Cape Town in the Western Cape is what postcard dreams are made of – Table Mountain draped in its ethereal cloth of mist, the blue ocean lapping against a dramatic shoreline, Victorian buildings stretched out along the boulevards of the city centre. Moving beyond that  and into the rest of… Read more...

Businesses are not, on the whole, particularly conscious entities. For one thing, they prioritise profits at the expense of other more meaningful components of their existence. One of these – the well-being of their people – is becoming crucial for sustainability. The key to that well-being is consciousness.Businesses… Read more...