Author: Abongile Mfumbata

The biggest challenges facing the South African economy are the Energy Crisis and the Logistics Crisis, a significant problem in a product-based economy such as South Africa, which relies heavily on exports.

Mental health is often referred to as a silent killer. With the increased complexity of the world that we live in, coupled with the extreme financial pressure that families have been under over the last two years, burnout, which develops into mental health issues, is becoming more common. If left unchecked, this can become a severe issue for a country whose health system is already facing significant challenges.

Every society is built around the rule of law and adherence to that law. However, the custodians of the law (police and lawmakers) can’t be present in every instance where there is a breach of legal and ethical behaviour. Citizens must be equally invested in being law-abiding citizens and exposing instances where questionable behaviour occurs.

Rorschach Innovation Services, a company headed up by MANCOSA alumni Niall Naidoo, has won the recently held Honoris at Harvard Entrepreneurship Competition by Honoris United Universities, the first and largest network of private higher education institutions.

The McKinsey Global Institute report: how advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth, which was released in 2015, should be creating significant headlines about the potential to boost economies by 2025 and the important role that female entrepreneurs will play in the future growth of global economies.

The way in which we work, and the future of work, is facing significant disruption that is being shaped by technology and the innovative growth of artificial intelligenc

Global education has faced significant disruption over the past three years with a majority of students and learners forced to transition from in class to distance learning.

In March 2022, Honoris was welcomed into the New Champions cohort of the World Economic Forum, a group of 118 dynamic high-growth companies (amongst which only 8 are African), that are championing new business models, emerging technologies, and sustainable growth strategies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

When asked about recognisable companies, many of us would naturally gravitate to massive global brands such as Apple and Microsoft or brands that have become popular through movies and television such as Walmart, Tiffany’s and Harrods.

Around this time of year, many South African Grade 12 learners are sacrificing their social life and putting in the hard to work to ensure that they are fully prepared to write their final exams in November.

In celebration of Women’s month, MANCOSA’s Centre for Women in Leadership will host a “Leading with Emotional intelligence” masterclass – an invigorating discussion on being brave and owning your narrative on Saturday, 13 August 2022 at 10am at the MANCOSA Cape Town campus.

The first book, “Corporate Finance and Financial Development – An Emerging Market Perspective on a Post-Crisis World”, examines financial development issues that are unique to emerging markets and also investigates corporate financial environment readiness for the 4th industrial revolution.

During the 2020/2021 national lockdown, shopping behaviours and preferences changed. The lockdown resulted in an increase in online shopping, due to the health risks of visiting stores physically. Consumers became a lot more cautious about visiting brick and mortar stores, hence the huge shift to online shopping.

Dr Karrim began her journey at Mancosa in 2018 as an Academic on the Bachelor of Education and PGCE programmes. She later was promoted to the role of an Academic Programme Manager for the Bachelor of Education qualification.

The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has reported that over the past year, South Africans have faced increased risk when it comes to becoming a victim of fraud.

Dysfunctional families, overcrowded classrooms, learning disabilities, inexperienced teachers, varied levels of parental involvement, poverty and HIV/Aids are among the factors that contribute to poor academic achievement in school. Home environment is one of the most influential factors affecting academic achievement.

One way to encourage professional development is by organizing masterclasses for staff and students of a higher education organization.

June 16 (Youth Day) in South Africa commemorates the fateful events of 1976, when school children rose against the Apartheid government’s introduction of Afrikaans as medium of instruction for 50% of the school subjects.

It is never too late to turn dreams into a reality. This has been proven by sisters, Dr Phumudzo Nemutaduni, 39, and Salani Nemutaduni, 31, who recently graduated with MBA Degrees at MANCOSA’s graduation ceremony.

Danielle, 22, graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing Management in 2021 and Irene, 51, graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Business Management in 2020 and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Marketing Management in 2021 from private higher education institution, MANCOSA.

Prominent leaders from various fields will provide students and graduates with practical tools and tips to successfully improve their employability and progress in their chosen career through a series of webinars.

MANCOSA will host about 22 000 graduates from Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg at various graduation ceremonies which will be live-streamed on the MANCOSA YouTube channel, MANCOSAtv.

MANCOSA, a private higher education institution is living up to its founder’s philosophy of providing education for life by tending to the needs of disadvantaged schools.

Private higher education institution MANCOSA, an expert in distance learning, will host its first physical graduation ceremony after two years of Covid-19 for students in 43 programmes from 13 to 28 May 2022.

Dr Patricia Ndlovu could not hold back her excitement as she defended her Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) thesis at MANCOSA, the first by a female at the private higher education institution.

Magical moments were captured when Dr Emmanuel Jengwa defended his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) thesis at MANCOSA. It was the first DBA thesis to be defended at the institution.

Private higher education institution, MANCOSA’s School of Information and Digital Technology (SIDT), recently hosted a high-impact Masterclass on Starting a Digital Business in SA presented by Lebo Gunguluza, Fintech Pioneer Digital Strategist and Inspirational Business speaker.

Private higher education institution, MANCOSA, is hosting virtual monthly soft skills sessions, start-up workshops and a range of speaker series to encourage and inspire students.

MANCOSA staff and students at the launch of the Centre for Innovation (CFI) which will pursue projects that enhance value to students and help build the institution’s competitive positioning

WHILE MOST MATRICULANTS ARE CELEBRATING THE END OF MORE THAN A DECADE OF STUDYING OTHERS ARE NERVOUS AND AFRAID AS THEY WAIT FOR THEIR RESULTS. HOW DO YOU COPE WITH ANXIETY?

Mervyn George, Executive Advisor at SAP – one of the world’s leading producers of software – will share his advice with students on how to increase their career opportunities.

This is the maxim by which 56-year-old Western Cape resident Johan Koen lives to ensure that despite his physical disability, he is successful in his career.

The Infinity Green Legacy Garden project, an initiative aimed at tackling food security and unemployment was launched on Wednesday, 24 November 2021 by private higher education institution, MANCOSA.