ARTICLES BY Alumni Relations Dept

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Learning & Development

Remembering Dr Jonathan Miller (1943 – 2021)

Jonathan Miller was a Senior Lecturer at the GSB from 1980-1998. During this time he served as Chairman of the MBA Programme from 1981-1984 and in 1990.

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Posted on 27 March 2024 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Leadership & Ethics

Remembering Barry Standish

Long-term Economics Lecturer, and GSB Legend, Barry Standish passed away on 21 March 2024 after an 18-month long battle with cancer.

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Posted on 27 March 2024 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

How an Inclusive MBA in Cape Town inspired Tsitsi Hatendi-Mtika (MBA 2014) to Change the Finance Industry

Tsitsi Hatendi-Matika chose the MBA at the UCT GSB to help her broaden her career horizons in finance. Now it’s helping her change the industry for the better.

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Posted on 25 March 2024 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Annual Reviews

UCT GSB Highlights in 2023

This year has been an exceptional year for the UCT GSB. This article highlights some of the moments that were greatly celebrated.

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Posted on 20 December 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

REFLECTIONS ON ARW 2023: 20-22 October

“The highlight for me at the reunion was being back in a lecture theatre with some of my classmates. Nostalgia for 2010 - definitely - but also great to learn new things.” Kate Wardle (MBA 2010) reports back on the ARW.

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Posted on 31 October 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

The UCT GSB Case Writing Centre pioneers open-source, multimedia cases alongside its traditional collection

In its sixth year of creating excellent cases for the business school classroom, the Case Writing Centre has now spread its wings to add an innovative approach to cases. By Claire Barnado

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Posted on 31 October 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

2023 GSB THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE

On Sunday, 22 October, the traditional Three Peaks Challenge took place with long-time champion Alumni, Peter Major (MBA1984) taking part, each year, since his time as a student at the GSB.

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Posted on 31 October 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

Learning Agility in Knowledge Workers: Leveraging Adaptability to Reach Success

This article explores what agility means and the critical role it plays in driving the success of knowledge workers

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Posted on 21 September 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Management Fundamentals

Stemming the Talent Exodus and Securing SA's Future Pipeline

Excerpt from "Stemming the Talent Exodus and Securing SA's Future Pipeline" event and key take-aways from the UCT GSB Alumni Department.

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Posted on 21 September 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Leadership & Ethics

Future-Proofing Your Skills: Adapting for Tomorrow's Challenges Today

In honour of Women's Day, the UCT GSB hosted a panel discussion on campus the UCT GSB hosted a panel discussion, on campus, featuring alumni and guests to discuss how best to future-proof your skills.

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Posted on 21 September 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Emerging Market Business

Farayi Kambarani at the UCT GSB ARW2023

Farayi Kambarami is a Supply Chain Planning, Data and Analytics professional with over 25 years of experience in various roles within these fields.

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Posted on 20 September 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Remembering Raymond Ackerman: Doing Good is Good Business

Alumnus Bruce Ackerman shared his thoughts on the recent passing of his half-brother Raymond Ackerman on 6 September 2023, aged 92.

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Posted on 19 September 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

The Inuagural Africa Impact Summit 13-14 July 2023

The inuagural Africa Impact Summit, hosted by the GSB Bertha Centre, took place on 13-14 July 2023 in Cape Town. Speakers included GSB Dean Dr Catherine Duggan, Richard Perez of the d-school Afrika and Director of the Bertha Centre Solange Rosa.

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Posted on 26 July 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

The UCT GSB Alumni Chapter Lead for Zimbabwe - Simba Mswaka

Having grown up in Zimbabwe and Botswana, before studying my two degrees in South Africa, I know how important it is to work across cultures.

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Posted on 25 July 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

Lighting the way

I worked in senior project roles at Eskom for over a decade and during this time, I was nominated to represent Eskom in the Association of Municipal Electricity Utility – Women in Electricity and joined the AMEU executive council.

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Posted on 1 June 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Learning & Development

Systems thinking and design thinking for business leaders.

On 18 May, GSB Alumni Relations hosted a discussion with Richard Perez, UCT GSB EMBA Alum and founding director of the d-school Afrika, and Sean Lewis, Guest Lecturer on the Executive MBA program and EMBA Alum at the UCT GSB were in discussion about systems thinking and Design-led thinking approaches to tackle challenges leaders face today.

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Posted on 1 June 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Political Economy

Thapelo Tsheole

Thapelo Tsheole (MBA PT 2013/14), the CEO of the Botswana Stock Exchange shares his key takeaways from the UCT GSB MBA programme and offers his advice to recent graduates.

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Posted on 10 May 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept
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Political Economy

Interview with Thapelo Tsheole – CEO, Botswana Stock Exchange

Thapelo Tsheole (Modular MBA 2013/14), the CEO of the Botswana Stock Exchange, recently took time out of his attendance at the African Mining Indaba to address our current Modular MBA class about Botswana's economy.

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Posted on 15 March 2023 by Alumni Relations Dept