Empowering young girls at every level: the story of GirlLead SA
“Creating a network of young women who become leaders and transform their communities as well as the country.” These are the words of Mahlogonolo Mashile, one of the founding team members at the GirLead SA alongside Nolukhanya Mqhayi. Both members…
The Gratitude Project: Empowering the minds of young women through wellness practices and sexual health education
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic exposed the social inconsistencies in how we all go about our daily lives. It shed light on mental health issues as well as the value of wellness practices like meditation and yoga. The Gratitude Project, led…
Building resilience and transforming communities: the story of Imbokodo LaunchPad
Physical spaces for community capacity-building are becoming increasingly scarce in today's rapidly urbanising world, particularly in communities that need them the most. Jazzman Simelane and his team at Imbokodo LaunchPad identified the need for these spaces in the township community…
Fostering health-related change through animated videos: the story of Aganang Skills Academy
In today's fast-changing world, where poverty and inequality are still on the rise, we need creative and innovative ways to educate marginalised communities about health issues, particularly sexual health. This is a gap Aganang Skills Academy is bridging in Tsakane,…
CSP partners CAPSI announce the winners of the Aspire Higher Project
Following two years of implementing solutions, the winner of the Aspire Higher Project was announced at a final judging event hosted on 19 April 2022. Imbokodo Launchpad was awarded £80,000 (approximately R1 500,000), which will go towards scaling the implementation of the project…
Charting the way
New guides for navigating the regulatory environment for fintech in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India and Mexico. This blogpost is written by Sarah Ombija, Regulatory Researcher at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School; Neha…
Teaching coding skills
A venture founded by a Cambridge Judge alumnus successfully raises funds to deliver scholarships to students in South Africa. The HyperionDev venture founded by Riaz Moola, an alumnus of the MPhil in Technology Policy programme (2014) at Cambridge Judge Business…
Special lectures will explore how to avoid ‘Black Swans’
Expert on 'Black Swan' events Professor Jochen Runde will deliver lectures in Johannesburg and Cape Town and launch a Cambridge MBA scholarship open to South African candidates. How organisations can avoid being blindsided by ‘Black Swan’ events is the subject…
Okapi sets course to become Africa’s first luxury brand
Think of luxury brands and the imagination instantly speeds off to Paris, Milan, London and New York. South Africa is not the first place that springs to mind and it's this very perception that a new company is seeking to…
How operating in South Africa helped a Chinese company sharpen its international capabilities
China's investments and trade with Africa have provoked much controversy in recent years. But how has the Africa experience changed Chinese companies and the Chinese who work for them? Yolanda Yue, a Cambridge MBA student, spent six years in South…
