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Spar South Africa seemed on the way to international success but the debt resulting from those acquisitions now threatens its existence.

The redevelopment, with an estimated cost of R20bn-R24bn, will centre on the expansion of the Granger Bay precinct. It will also include new rental apartments and a retirement complex, as well as maintaining the Waterfront's aged infrastructure.

There were tears of relief from housing activists as the Constitutional Court ruled in their favour on the Tafelberg property matter. But civil society organisations will need to remain vigilant to ensure progress is made in development.

The Guild sounds like something out of medieval times, but it's the little-known nonprofit company that links the separate parts of the Spar retail empire. It's operated with great success for decades, but is now a central part of the empire's problems

Anton du Plessis, the CEO of Business Against Crime South Africa, says the Madlanga commission has been a wake-up call for South Africa, highlighting the fragmentation of the country's criminal justice system

A New Zealand NGO has developed an index that shows how countries are doing in terms of fulfilling their citizens' basic human rights relative to national resources. South Africa is not bad compared with its sub-Saharan peers, but that's cold comfort

Wealthy seniors are buying into luxury versions of retirement villages, which boast many desirable amenities. Some are becoming "multigenerational".

Joburg’s foundations are cracking after a decade of protracted financial stress and underinvestment in critical infrastructure. It’s a story that is being repeated endlessly in nearly every town across South Africa.

The online trolls who decried the appointment of ‘an Indian Muslim’ to the cabinet caught the eye of newspaper editors in Nigeria, a country sensitive to South African xenophobia. They played up the angle that the trolls were attacking an Indian.

Thirty-two years into democracy, 67% of the ownership of the JSE is in the hands of 8.3% of the population, says Bonang Mohale, and more than 70% of senior executives are white males. He blames the ANC for the crisis South Africa finds itself in

Pick n Pay turns 60 next year, but much needs to be done if that landmark for a retail household name is to be a celebration.

Henley’s globally diverse faculty enables executives to engage with international perspectives while remaining firmly rooted in African business realities

The executive education and short-course landscape is changing as organisations face unprecedented disruption driven by digital transformation, AI, sustainability imperatives, geopolitical uncertainty, and changing workforce expectations.

Today’s workplace is shaped by constant disruption, across people, technology and identity. Leaders are no longer managing incremental change; they are navigating systemic shifts.

Why is equity equivalent investment instead of giving away 30% ownership acceptable for some multinationals in South Africa but anti-transformational in others?