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Daily Maverick, 20th April 2021 AS WE MOVE ever further over the threshold into the new normal of a COVID 19 world, we are awash in data. There are algorithms that work out what we like, fed every time we click on a website or ‘like’ something on social media. Artificial intelligence knows more about…
THERE are many aspects to the Henley Executive MBA that make it stand out from every other MBA programme offered on the continent, not least the fact that it is the only international MBA offered in South Africa. But there are two other aspects that are extremely close to Henley Africa dean and director Jon…
SOUTH Africa’s clinicians have been amazing during the COVID pandemic, but they haven’t been backed by the same level of material and logistical support says Dr Peter Cruse. Now Cruse, a former chief of pathology at Groote Schuur Hospital and former professor of anatomical pathology at the University of Cape Town, is leading South Africa’s…
By John Vlismas The path to becoming a SCUBA instructor in the NAUI system has several steps. One critical transition is from the technical knowledge of a practitioner (Master Diver) into leadership (Dive Master). The latter qualification assumes you have a good understanding of the relevant physics, physiology, dive theory and gear and builds a…
17th March 2021 – Daily Maverick The government is rightfully concerned about an imminent third wave of infection hitting us after the Easter weekend – precisely because a growing number of South Africans aren’t. Managing this pandemic has been incredibly onerous for politicians, scientists and business leaders because of the attitude of some of the…
As I look back on the last two years I spent as one of the two vice-chairs on the South African Business Schools Association (SABSA), I am struck by the fact that this body – and the schools it represents – has never been more vital than it is today. We live in a world…
24 February 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa. MARTIJN Slager is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives. A marketer and salesperson in a career that spans both FMCG and higher education across countries and two continents, he wants to sell the concept of lifelong learning. He practices what he preaches: he spent lockdown finishing his…
16 February 2021, Johannesburg, South Africa. When gsport founder and seasoned cricket commentator Kass Naidoo approached Henley Africa about supporting women in SA sport, she believed the school would offer some scholarships. “Dean Jon Foster-Pedley immediately suggested we lift it to a higher level, take immediate action and start formulating a meaningful learning-based strategy to build…
Henley Business School Africa is excited to announce the launch of Future-proof your Healthcare Practice. This live, comprehensive, interactive virtual course is delivered by carefully chosen local and international faculty – and at a 40% discount during the COVID emergency. “The Healthcare game is changing. Where we used to believe that there was no time…
DANIEL Petzer is the new head of research at Henley Business School Africa. He has been awarded a full professorship in this role, by the University of Reading, UK. The 49-year-old career academic joined the award-winning business school at the beginning of the January 2021, after a highly successful tenure at the University of Pretoria’s…