The Covid pandemic in Africa August 2020

Prof Bärbel Haldenwang from the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School is regularly providing updates regarding the prevalence of COVID-19, the latest report compares South Africa (and its provinces) to an African perspective (as on 25 August 2020). See latest report here. Senior Futurists, Doris Viljoen points out that

By |2020-08-27T12:43:26+02:00August 27th, 2020|News|0 Comments

PODCAST – The future now with Dr Morne Mostert: What could teaching and learning look like going forward?

The future now with Dr Morne Mostert: What could teaching and learning look like going forward? Today with Kieno on Cape Talk Radio During this interview Kieno Kammies on ‘Today with Kieno’ and Dr Morne Mostert considers what the future holds in terms of primary and tertiary education and the impact it will have

By |2020-08-03T15:15:05+02:00August 3rd, 2020|News|0 Comments

OPINION | Pitting health against economy is a road to disaster

Could changing the way we think about the tension between dealing with the pandemic or strengthening the economy be a significant factor in our future success? Barry Johnson, father of Polarity Thinking, believes that it can.  He argues that we need to change our paradigm from a battle between two fronts to a battle

By |2020-07-31T11:07:19+02:00July 31st, 2020|News|0 Comments

The Covid pandemic in Africa July 2020

Prof Bärbel Haldenwang from the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School is regularly providing updates regarding the prevalence of COVID-19 in Africa and South Africa. See latest report here. Commenting on the report, senior futurist at the IFR Doris Viljoen says: " 7 countries in Africa account for

By |2020-07-24T15:36:49+02:00July 24th, 2020|News|0 Comments

Coronavirus and private schools: the landscape going forward

Carin Smith, from Fin24, looks into the future landscape of private schools given the impact of Covid-19. Speaking to amongst other IFR Director, Dr Morne Mostert who is of the view that the very definition of "a school" is being revisited in South Africa and that has implications for financial obligations. "The idea that

By |2020-07-31T12:02:23+02:00July 14th, 2020|News|0 Comments

Africa has a track record of endurance

There are valuable lessons and insights that may be gained alongside the grief and difficulties from the coronavirus pandemic. The crisis presents opportunities to reorder decision, policy and action priorities, and to re-imagine better futures in the recovery of affected systems. For these opportunities to positively yield, however, intentional and purposeful alignment by governments,

By |2020-07-14T08:52:41+02:00July 14th, 2020|News|0 Comments

The Covid-19 pandemic in Africa

Prof Bärbel Haldenwang from the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School is reguraly providing updates regarding the prevalence of COVID-19 in Africa and South Africa. Download the latest report here Commenting on the report, senior futurist at the IFR Doris Viljoen said the fact that many African countries implemented

By |2020-07-24T15:50:53+02:00July 14th, 2020|News|0 Comments