SA economy
The leadership void on transformation once abused by the ANC s Radical Economic Transformation faction can now be used by the private sector to lead on holistic nation building, writes
Siya Khumalo.
The important thing about having an advantage is knowing that you have it. Unfortunately, South African businesses didn t know about the risk they were facing before or the opportunity they have now.
Long before so-called counter-intelligence forces incited unrest, they targeted the narrative on transformation. Whoever captures the transformation narrative now gets to play it out to some destructive or constructive end as well. But how was this done in the first place?
Mother-daughter duo graduate from UCT together in remarkable academic feat
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Oxford-Morland-West Africa Graduate Scholarship
West Africa includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Principe and Togo.
There are now two
Rhodes Scholarships for West Africa each year. The Scholarship for West Africa was announced in 2017 and the first Scholar arrived in October 2018. There had previously been Scholarships for certain countries within this grouping, including Nigeria and Ghana.
The Rhodes Scholarships, established in 1903, are the oldest international scholarship programme in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, the programme offers 100 fully-funded Scholarships each year for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom – one of the world’s leading universities. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intelle
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Launches $80k Äänit Prize for Social Impact in Africa
Nelson Mandela’s official legacy organisation for leadership development has announced a new prize. The Äänit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa. The prize will be open to alumni of the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship and is funded by Ezrah Charitable Trust, started by Rhodes Scholar and MRF donor David Cohen.
Professor Njabulo S. Ndebele, chairman of the board of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation said he is delighted about the prize. “Our vision for entrepreneurship in Africa stems from our mandate to address inequality and contribute to the achievement of true equality, and to the alleviation of poverty and suffering. We know that innovative and creative individuals can make a significant difference to the lives of people across the continent.” MRF CEO Judy Sikuza said, “We are very e