Contrary to South Africa’s recent slate of poor economic growth, it has over the past two decades shown overall improvements, boosting living standards and reducing poverty nationwide. However, significant reforms are necessary to accelerate growth and create a self-sustaining platform for the country. South Africa, through the National Development Plan (NDP) aims to eliminate poverty […]
A common view is only the wealthy can afford to be sustainable. However, is being sustainable as costly as we think? According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, the cost of solar and wind energy has fallen by 69% and 18% respectively between 2010 and 2016, and soon, renewable energy will be cheaper than fossil […]
Enabling suppliers to serve a digital economy requires a disruptive take on development The digital economy is an increasingly pervasive concept within the global, African and South African business world. It seems like you cannot cross the street without being overwhelmed by hype around machine learning, artificial intelligence, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Setting cynicism […]
When I attended Oxford University between 1990 and 1991, I met and got to know Adrian Enthoven very well, with our paths overlapping while I was there. When I came back to South Africa in 1991, by the end of the year, Adi introduced me to his father Dick who, with his brother, Patrick Enthoven, […]
Insourcing provides workers with a “livable” wage, fringe benefits and opportunities which are seen as perks to employment in corporate South Africa. This assists workers to develop and progress out of their circumstances. If done effectively, insourcing assists organisational stability, projects a positive public image and increases trust between both internal and external stakeholders. We […]
Localisation, which was expected to be a ‘game changer’ when legislatively introduced seven years ago, has made an impact on South Africa, but not to the degree it is capable of thus far. There is significant room for improvement so localisation can be fully optimised for the benefit of the South African economy and all […]
