South Africa’s education system has long been plagued by poor outcomes and teachers are often blamed for issues such as declining matric results, low rankings in comparative international tests, below-average reading and comprehension scores and high dropout rates. A new initiative, however, builds on the success of programmes offering extended [...]

The focus that investors and analysts are placing on company ESG performance has intensified in recent years. While organisations are still trying to wrap their heads around changing sustainability codes and standards, they also being scrutinsised by raters and rankers. This is all happening against the backdrop of an inconsistent [...]

The World Economic Forum says human rights should find a permanent place in the boardroom, but companies often fail to make this key risk a priority. In fact, the private sector has a poor track record when it comes to human rights, according to the 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark [...]