New 100% scholarship-backed programme for creative entrepreneurs in South Africa makes its debut this August
Thando Hopa worked as a prosecutor before being ‘discovered’ by a fashion designer in a shopping mall, kickstarting a career as an international model. But for this Henley MBA student, modelling was never the end goal – it was merely the platform.
Three months into her Henley MBA, Jyothi Dhoodhanath was promoted into her first leadership role. She credits the programme with giving her the confidence and practical skills to lead people with empathy, purpose and impact.
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Vanice Ntuli, working wife and mom of three, entrepreneur, author, and now Henley MBA graduate says you can have it all – with determination and a plan, anything is possible.
PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award reflects sustained employer confidence in graduates who combine global perspective, self-awareness and practical leadership
From a childhood without a computer to a tech CEO, Andrew Maringa explains why real progress requires leaders driven by community impact, not just profit.
Newly graduated with a Henley DBA, Dr Paul Orajiaka turned misfortune into a $10 million business. Now he’s ready to plough that experience back into his country to help other SMEs rise.
200 young leaders are headed to the 2026 Youth Leadership Summit at Henley this Youth Month, after standing out in a pool of 885 applicants from a record 13 African countries.
A long waiting list kept physio Margaret van den Heever awake at night until Henley’s Futureproof Your Healthcare Practice programme helped her trade heavy admin for smart digital systems.
Ocean Basket CEO Grace Harding didn't need an MBA, but her curiosity led her to accept the challenge of embarking on one. Six months in she says it’s led to being the best CEO of her career.
Youth unemployment in SA has risen in the first quarter of 2026, with Stats SA revealing 60% of those aged 15-24 have no jobs. At a recent event in Johannesburg, one teenager gave voice to these statistics, telling fellow learners that he understands their struggles – and that change is possible.
This year’s joint winner of the Renewal Foundation Award, Gautam Rao, says his MBA helped him discover the kind of impact he wants to make in the world.
Boitumelo Nthamane Lerefolo, a senior human resources (HR) consultant at Oracle, is a poster child for lifelong learning and the power of investing in your dreams. From personal experience, she knows that the path to transformation and development is filled with twists and turns, so holding yourself to account is key.
Henley’s new AI Leadership Pathway aims to equip leaders with the digital fluency and human judgment needed to drive the next generation of sustainable growth.
From network engineer to Skeem Saam star and creative entrepreneur, Cedric Fourie is using his Henley MBA to transform the Arts sector in South Africa.
Henley climbs seven places to #57 in the 2026 QS Executive MBA rankings, cementing its multi-continental reach and top spot in Africa.
Henley Africa marked Gayatunisa Cornelius’ first formal academic achievement, turning a long-deferred university dream into a powerful new chapter of leadership and growth.
AI offers a solution to South Africa’s productivity crisis. But if businesses treat it as a cost-cutting tool instead of a leadership and skills challenge, they risk accelerating the very problems they are trying to fix.
Annual leadership workshop invited participants to engage with ‘marketplace’ of ideas exploring generative and optimistic African leadership.
Newly launched University of Reading scheme is seeking sustainable business ideas from across its global community to help make the world a better place.
New 100% scholarship-backed programme for creative entrepreneurs in South Africa makes its debut this August
Thando Hopa worked as a prosecutor before being ‘discovered’ by a fashion designer in a shopping mall, kickstarting a career as an international model. But for this Henley MBA student, modelling was never the end goal – it was merely the platform.
Three months into her Henley MBA, Jyothi Dhoodhanath was promoted into her first leadership role. She credits the programme with giving her the confidence and practical skills to lead people with empathy, purpose and impact.
Vanice Ntuli, working wife and mom of three, entrepreneur, author, and now Henley MBA graduate says you can have it all – with determination and a plan, anything is possible.
PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award reflects sustained employer confidence in graduates who combine global perspective, self-awareness and practical leadership
From a childhood without a computer to a tech CEO, Andrew Maringa explains why real progress requires leaders driven by community impact, not just profit.
Newly graduated with a Henley DBA, Dr Paul Orajiaka turned misfortune into a $10 million business. Now he’s ready to plough that experience back into his country to help other SMEs rise.
200 young leaders are headed to the 2026 Youth Leadership Summit at Henley this Youth Month, after standing out in a pool of 885 applicants from a record 13 African countries.
A long waiting list kept physio Margaret van den Heever awake at night until Henley’s Futureproof Your Healthcare Practice programme helped her trade heavy admin for smart digital systems.
Ocean Basket CEO Grace Harding didn't need an MBA, but her curiosity led her to accept the challenge of embarking on one. Six months in she says it’s led to being the best CEO of her career.
Youth unemployment in SA has risen in the first quarter of 2026, with Stats SA revealing 60% of those aged 15-24 have no jobs. At a recent event in Johannesburg, one teenager gave voice to these statistics, telling fellow learners that he understands their struggles – and that change is possible.
This year’s joint winner of the Renewal Foundation Award, Gautam Rao, says his MBA helped him discover the kind of impact he wants to make in the world.
Boitumelo Nthamane Lerefolo, a senior human resources (HR) consultant at Oracle, is a poster child for lifelong learning and the power of investing in your dreams. From personal experience, she knows that the path to transformation and development is filled with twists and turns, so holding yourself to account is key.
Henley’s new AI Leadership Pathway aims to equip leaders with the digital fluency and human judgment needed to drive the next generation of sustainable growth.
From network engineer to Skeem Saam star and creative entrepreneur, Cedric Fourie is using his Henley MBA to transform the Arts sector in South Africa.
Henley climbs seven places to #57 in the 2026 QS Executive MBA rankings, cementing its multi-continental reach and top spot in Africa.
Henley Africa marked Gayatunisa Cornelius’ first formal academic achievement, turning a long-deferred university dream into a powerful new chapter of leadership and growth.
AI offers a solution to South Africa’s productivity crisis. But if businesses treat it as a cost-cutting tool instead of a leadership and skills challenge, they risk accelerating the very problems they are trying to fix.
Annual leadership workshop invited participants to engage with ‘marketplace’ of ideas exploring generative and optimistic African leadership.
Newly launched University of Reading scheme is seeking sustainable business ideas from across its global community to help make the world a better place.
Prof Emmanuel Adu Essah visited the Henley Africa campus last month, where we learned how the first black African to hold a leadership role at the University of Reading is meeting the challenge.
Senior Banking Manager Rionna Roni, didn't just survive the pressure cooker of the MBA and a newborn in the middle of a pandemic, she graduated with distinction, published a children's book, and launched her own business. Here’s how she did it.
Onto her third degree at Henley Business School, DBA candidate Xolisile Charlot Mabena started off as a power station technician at EnFloTech – today she’s in the C-suite leading with empathy. This is how she did it.
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The only politically durable climate action is the kind that feels like an upgrade in dignity, opportunity, and reliability, especially for those who have had the least of all three.
Henley staff and students joined colleagues and supporters across the world to celebrate its parent university's 100th birthday in the time-honoured way: with cake and dancing.
Purpose, faith, impact: Nontobeko Magala leveraged her Henley MBA to found Coah Network, creating animated African stories that empower a new generation of children and address their underrepresentation in global media.
Judith Ancer laid down a challenge at the latest Henley family-friendly workshop: If we want a better world, we need better people, and that starts with how we raise our children today.
For Gloria Sokhela, pressure is a daily reality as she juggles multiple roles, but her studies at Henley and a focus on the inner work, have helped her to strike the right balance.
SAB and Henley Business School have teamed up to launch the Retailer University, a 12-month accredited programme to boost entrepreneurs' business skills.
Entrepreneur and regenerative business designer Ondine Hogeboom chose to treat her MBA research project as a strategic lever to develop the foundations for work that has since shaped global conversations on flourishing, purpose-led enterprise.
Before you invest your time and money in an MBA, make sure it’s in one that delivers what you need.
A new report from the BMF and Henley Africa, supported by Standard Bank and Brand SA, outlines a clear path to move B-BBEE from compliance to impact.
It is a statistic that should keep South African boardrooms awake at night: nearly half of all professionals promoted into senior roles are destined to underperform. Now, a uniquely individually-customisable programme from Henley Business School allows executives to skill up where they need it most.
PGDip graduate Elaine Mbhalati says her Henley studies banished her fear of stagnation and laid the foundation for her to climb further in her career.
Henley Business School leaps 27 places to 17th in the 2025 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking, as South Africa emerges as a global powerhouse in responsible business education.
To understand what makes Selo Govender tick, you have to appreciate where she comes from, how she draws strength, and where she is going. That means understanding the impact that Discovery Limited’s executive head of Talent, Learning and Development strives to make in the here and now, as well as her future ambitions and the past she carries with her.
Henley Business School’s Global Executive MBA, which launched in Africa in 2024, has been ranked 33rd in the world and 7th for international course experience in the latest Financial Times Ranking of Executive MBAs. It also the only MBA in South Africa to be ranked.
New structure will refine capabilities, deepen quality, and bring new education opportunities.
ACMP graduate Joseph Tsolo’s life-altering transition from security guard to junior manager in the insurance industry is a masterclass in perseverance and dreaming big.
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Linda Buckley is guided by two driving passions: to make sure that learning truly lands and that women can learn to stand in their own truth. The Head of Learning Experience at Henley Business School Africa, and in charge of executive education. “My dream is that learning is properly digested, seeping into your pores as…
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