Proudly SA: We have local talent in abundance – how to unlock it?

Each morning, as I drive to work, I pass by a performance of note at the Oxford Road traffic lights, near the Rosebank Gautrain station. It’s a group of four to six men, armed with plastic beer crates, and dressed in uniform casual clothing. What follows is a performance of remarkable execution, perfect timing, and …

There’s an overlap between learning life skills and leadership skills

Let’s explore that. Learning, we know, begins well before birth. If you play Mozart to your infant when they’re still in the womb, they will be soothed. They may even be stimulated, with new pathways firing along their neural networks. Learning, it seems, is lifelong, and, it can be argued, no-one is born with an …