Attention is currency, but it’s what you do with it that counts

Jul 27, 2026 2:24:57 PM

Before she was a model and Vogue cover story, Thando Hopa spent her working hours in front of a magistrate, building cases. For four years she worked at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), starting out in district court before moving to regional court, where she specialised in sexual offences. It was serious, demanding work – the kind that requires you to hold together legal precision and deep human empathy at the same time.

The impossible is possible: Jyothi Dhoodhanath’s Henley MBA journey

Jul 27, 2026 2:10:03 PM

Henley Business School Africa became more than a place of study for Jyothi Dhoodhanath. It became a mirror, a support system, and a reminder that leadership rooted in kindness, empathy self-awareness, and courage is not a weakness, but a strength.

How to have it all? Just get on with it

Jul 24, 2026 4:11:51 PM

When Vanice Ntuli was 10 years old, her mother enrolled her in a better school far from their Mpumalanga village. The only problem: the boarding house had no space for her for a month. Undeterred, the little girl told her mother she would find a family to help them. Even though they didn’t know anyone in the area, Vanice asked her mom to drive into town, and she picked a house that “felt right”. They knocked on the door of total strangers and left having persuaded them to let Vanice and her cousin stay until the school could take them in.

Nine years at number one: Henley leads South Africa’s MBA rankings again

Jul 23, 2026 3:04:08 PM

Henley Business School Africa has been recognised by PMR.africa as South Africa's leading MBA business school for the ninth consecutive year, extending a run that began in 2018.

You can’t eat the Internet: Why SA needs purpose-driven leaders before the tech hype

Jul 13, 2026 11:17:27 AM

Andrew Maringa, founder and CEO of Tendai ICT, Henley Business School Africa MBA alum and author of Purpose, Passion, Progress, believes Africa's future will not be shaped by technology alone, but by purposeful leadership.

Comfortable in the uncomfortable

May 12, 2026 11:51:18 AM

‘My journey with Henley is very personal,’ explains Lerefolo, who completed an Advanced Diploma in Management Practice (ADMP) through Henley Business School Africa (hereafter referred to as ‘Henley Africa’) in 2023, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice in 2024. In 2025, she started her MBA at Henley Africa, a choice she did not make lightly, with a busy toddler and a nine-year-old at home. However, after following a non-academic route into the corporate world, Lerefolo is relishing being in an environment of learning, reflection, and personal growth.

How Skeem Saam’s Cedric Fourie is building the creative industry he wishes he’d found

Apr 30, 2026 12:57:40 PM

At nearly 40, with a thriving career in the creative industries and a growing reputation as a problem solver, Cedric Fourie knew what he needed: an MBA that would give him the recognition and influence to transform the Arts sector in South Africa.

Redefining the working mother's playbook

Mar 31, 2026 1:32:42 PM

Typing an MBA assignment with one hand while holding a newborn shouldn't be the recipe for graduating with distinction. But for Rionna Roni, it was the reality that proved the impossible can be done.

‘The most significant business challenges are not just technical; they are human and organisational’

Mar 26, 2026 3:59:45 PM

Xolisile Charlot Mabena used to fix broken machines. Today, she fixes broken cultures.

From a split-second click to a continent-shaping mission: how Nontobeko Magala turned opportunity into transformative African IP

Mar 13, 2026 2:58:50 PM

Nontobeko Magala had no idea that a casual tap on her phone was about to answer a question that had been quietly haunting her: Is success the same as impact?

How an MBA became a catalyst for meaningful work in the world

Feb 24, 2026 8:32:44 PM

When Ondine Hogeboom joined Henley Business School Africa, she didn’t arrive with the conventional résumé of a corporate climber. She brought years of lived entrepreneurial experience and a deep instinct for building social value, and recognised the need to deepen her understanding of shared business language to support the global growth of her impact

Double the challenge, double the triumph: MBA and airbus command success

Oct 21, 2025 2:11:18 PM

I grew up in a middle-class family in Bloemfontein. What stands out to me about growing up was my desire to fly for South African Airways (SAA) from the age of eight. My perceptions of flying being very specialised and sophisticated drove me to doing my best in school and developing the leadership skills I felt would one day be necessary in the flight deck. My flying career really began in 2001 while I was in secondary school as I used to attend the annual President's Trophy Air Races at New Tempe Airport outside Bloemfontein. Reading about different aircraft types and memorising the biographical information on some of the country's prominent pilots made it easy for me to make a positive first impression on everyone I met. My initial interactions with general aviation and military pilots led me to being introduced to three gentlemen who were instrumental in sourcing the sponsorships that got me to my CPL.