Thursday 15 May 2013, Westcliff Hotel, South Africa applauded and awarded innovator and entrepreneur, Innocent Sibeko, as the Regional Pitch & Polish winner from workshops held in April in Secunda and Sasolburg. Pitch & Polish is a workshop-come-competition which tests the contestants’ ability to pitch their idea convincingly to investors. Contestants are coached on the art of pitching while the audience role-play as investors and bank managers. The free, day-long business training programme gives each entrepreneur valuable knowledge and insights into business which has a ripple effect in the communities where it’s held, encouraging more people to explore their ‘inner... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 27th 2013 |
Proficient, high-calibre directors are the essential elements of a high-performance board that can successfully navigate the current complex volatile business and economic environment. “This demands not just the technical or scientific attributes of traditional business school competencies, but includes a mix of politics and intuition,” according to Dr Douglas Board, author of ‘Choosing Leaders’ and advisor on board services to Amrop Landelahni. Board believes the board selection process has gone awry because it emphasises specific competencies and skills. “This speaks the language most business people understand but it leads in the wrong direction,” he says. His research into raising effectiveness... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, May 27th 2013 |
During the month of May, awareness around Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs) has been heightened and pharmaceutical company AbbVie (Pty) Ltd is raising awareness around one particular IBD – Crohn’s disease. Supported by the ‘Join the Fight against Autoimmune diseases’ campaign, AbbVie (Pty) Ltd aims to raise public understanding of Crohn’s disease highlighting how sufferers courageously cope with its debilitating symptoms every day. “Although there are no accurate statistics, the incidence of Crohn’s disease is about 7 in every 100 000 South Africans, meaning about 3 500 new cases present each year,” says gastroenterologist at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, Dr Herbert Schneider.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 |
The Innovative Pharmaceutical Association South Africa (IPASA) officially came into being as of 2 April 2013. After much mediation, IPASA saw qualifying companies from two pharmaceutical associations unify under a new mandate to empower research and development-based pharmaceutical corporations. IPASA is currently made up of 24 pharmaceutical companies active within South Africa. Up until the establishment of IPASA, most innovation-based companies operating in South Africa were represented by either one of two industry associations: Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) or Innovative Medicines South Africa (IMSA). To a large extent, both of these associations fulfilled the same function and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 21st 2013 |
The Graduate School of Business (GSB) at the University of Cape Town has partnered up with the KIP Centre for Leadership in Mauritius to offer a unique range of master classes aimed at business executives in emerging markets. KIP Centre for Leadership Director Lillka Cuttaree said: “We are thrilled to have developed this customised programme with UCT GSB, an ideal partner for us as it has a strong global reputation – number one in the region – and is also close to Mauritius, offering affordability and intimate cultural fit.” Cuttaree explained that the classes will be conducted in Mauritius by... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 21st 2013 |
