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Company-Community Conflict
Learning & Development

Managing Company-Community Conflict: UCT GSB Partners with Synergy Global

Company-community tensions are rising – but with practical tools and training, businesses can respond constructively and sustainably.

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Posted on 17 June 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
GSB Ranks
Emerging Market Business

UCT GSB Ranks Among the Best for Transforming Leadership Across Africa and Beyond

The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has been ranked among the world’s top business schools for both Customised and Open Executive Education in the 2025 Financial Times Executive Education Rankings.

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Posted on 13 June 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
UCT GSB TETA launch
Learning & Development

UCT GSB and TETA launch game-changing skills programme

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) in partnership with the Transport SETA (TETA) have launched a new year-long course to equip rising leaders with vital skills and capacity for this sector, which has the potential to unlock much-needed economic growth for South Africa.

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Posted on 13 June 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
Ledwaba 690
Emerging Market Business

Building first generation founders – what we need to do for our young people

The First-Generation Founder by Raymond Ledwaba (MBA 2013/2014) offers a candid and inspiring look into the entrepreneurial journey of building a business as the first in your family to do so.

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Posted on 5 June 2025 by Kate Wardle
Kosheek
Leadership & Ethics

Shaping the Invisible: Why South Africa Needs Intentional Leadership Now

On 22 May 2025, nearly 70 UCT GSB alumni and students gathered in Johannesburg for a thought-provoking event led by Professor Kosheek Sewchurran. The dialogue explored the challenges of cultivating leadership within ethically and ecologically complex environments.

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Posted on 5 June 2025 by Kosheek Sewchurran
SA Schools
Learning & Development

UCT GSB wins international award for case study on transforming SA schools

The University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has won a prestigious gold award in the 2025 EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards for a case study on the impact of skills development for principals at SA schools.

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Posted on 20 May 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
Digital world
Learning & Development

Embracing the Future: Why Forward-Looking Executives Must Prioritise Transformational Global Leadership Development

Tech is moving faster than the rules can catch up - reshaping how we work, live and interact with the digital world.

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Posted on 15 April 2025 by Joy-Marie Lawrence
CEO Magazine ranking
Annual Reviews

UCT GSB’s EMBA Ranked Best in Africa and 11th Globally by CEO Magazine

The UCT GSB’s has reaffirmed its position as one of the world’s leading business schools in Africa and 11th globally for its EMBA programme in the 2025 CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings.

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Posted on 26 March 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office
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Emerging Market Business

Development finance: how it works, where it goes, why it’s needed

Development finance addresses the failures or limitations of financial institutions such as commercial and investment banks. It is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes.

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Posted on 24 February 2025 by Latif Alhassan
Export finance
Emerging Market Business

Export finance and development finance: How Acre Impact Capital is providing a nexus for convergence

Bringing development finance actors together is key to unlocking sustainable infrastructure growth where it is most vital.

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Posted on 24 February 2025 by UCT GSB Press Office