The South African supply chain and national economic growth The supplychainforesight research report into attitudes, issues and trends in South Africa’s supply chains has been conducted under the auspices of Barloworld Logistics since 2002, and is now well-established as the benchmark qualitative study of the national… Read more...

The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) is the leading metropolitan municipality in the country and is regarded as the economic powerhouse of South Africa, and that of the African continent. Johannesburg contributes more than 16% to South Africa’s gross value added, and also accounts for over 16% of national employment. A… Read more...

Deciding which car to choose is never easy, and can be time-consuming. So our roving WBS Journal motoring reporter, Damian Murphy, test drove three German mid-range luxury business sedans – the BMW 730 diesel, the Audi A8 and the Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTEC – to help. Read more...

I have a fancy car, therefore I am. Helen Grange looks at how our cars are linked to identity. BMWs are favoured by extroverts, and the traditional Mercedes-Benz maintains an edge of reserved, crisp conservatism, though this changes to extrovert if you drive a Benz packing serious firepower. The problem is that a car… Read more...

Coaching is a relatively new concept in South Africa and is gaining in popularity as results become evident. These are clearly building individuals’ performance, laying a foundation for improving management and transforming workplaces. Several years ago, American department store Sears decided to invest in coaching… Read more...

What do MBA students spend their time doing? Those thinking of enrolling often ask this of MBA students – who more often than not tell of the huge workload they face. MBA students write individual and syndicate assignments, as well as exams for each module that they study. But there is more to it than that. This is… Read more...