By Bianca Capazorio When you buy a gift for someone, you put some thought into it. You consider your relationship to the recipient, their interests and who they are. There is intention beyond “I need to give a gift”. Why then, do we treat corporate gifting differently? Businesses are wasting money on corporate gifts that aren’t thoughtful...

For decades, the global educational discourse has focused on the “leak” – the rate at which students drop out of formal schooling or exit the system without the skills required for the modern workforce.  In South Africa, where the impact of systemic inequality remains visible in thousands of classrooms, billions of rands have been allocated...

Standard Bank Group welcomes the opportunity for its Chief Executive Officer, Sim Tshabalala, to meet with His Majesty King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in KwaZulu-Natal. The engagement reflects the bank’s longstanding commitment to the province and its continued support for inclusive economic growth, entrepreneurship, infrastructure development and community upliftment across South Africa’s second-most populous province. “KwaZulu-Natal is...