12 December 2019 Professor Yusuf Karodia the founder and principal of Southern Africa-based private distance education institution MANCOSA, has been voted Africa’s greatest visionary in the development of higher education. The African Leadership Magazine has unveiled the 8th Edition of the Annual African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year 2019. Each year, African Leadership Magazine…
11 December 2019 The belief that people from humble beginnings make some of the finest leaders in the world holds true for Lungile Bomvu who, despite endless challenges at a tender age, catapulted to academic and professional success. He is Senior IT Officer: Enterprise Architecture at the World Bank Group in Washington DC, capital city…
19 September 2019 Getting closer to your dream of launching a career as an entrepreneur or business manager starts with a MBA. Africa only has 300 000 managers of a million needed to effectively run the continent’s economy that has a Gross Domestic Product of over R40 trillion, according to the Deputy Minister of Trade…
30 August 2019 For a long time, Steven Nemasango had a dream – he envisioned himself obtaining a university degree one day. The father of two from Bloubosrand in Johannesburg saw his dream come true recently when he bagged his first degree at 40 – and he believes this is just the beginning of…
27 August 2019 The future of a nation which puts reading with meaning at the forefront of early childhood education is sure to succeed, thus breaking the rampant cycle of unemployment, poverty and inequality, says Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga. The goals set out by President Ramaphosa to ensure every child learns to read…
23 August 2019 The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” has rendered true for Dr Claudine Hingston whose personal experiences of being caught in a 10-year civil war in Freetown, Sierra Leone did not diminish her will to achieve and succeed in life. The 48-year-old Durban resident who has flashbacks of bombs being…
21 August 2019 Brooklyn Heights Primary School in Chatsworth, south of Durban, is the latest recipient of three mobile libraries ahead of International Literacy Day to be commemorated on 8 September. Professor Yusuf Karodia, founder of MANCOSA, a higher education institution in Southern Africa is a strong believer that reading is an essential ingredient for…
Durban – 31 July 2019 The world is off-track in meeting education goals by 2030 and South Africa has huge challenges to overcome, a leading Durban education expert has observed. At least 263 million children and youth are out of school worldwide, according to Professor Renuka Vithal, MANCOSA Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Programme Director. Professor…