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📢 Pitso 2026:4 || Because it matters: Voting on 4 November 2026 🇿🇦

As South Africa prepares for the Local Government Elections on 4 November 2026, we invite the public, students, academics, media, and observers to join a new series of online discussions for informed democratic engagement.

Under the banner of a Pitso, this platform allows political parties, analysts, and participants to engage on local governance, coalition politics, service delivery, accountability, and the future of municipalities.

The purpose is not to campaign, but to create an informative, balanced space where ideas, policies, and political realities can be discussed openly and critically.

🔗 Join the online discussion: https://meet.zoho.com/hhie-mlb-vsw

Will interest rates rise again — or will the Reserve Bank pause?

In an article published in the Business section of yesterday’s Sunday Times, Prof Raymond Parsons unpacks the difficult balancing act facing the MPC ahead of its May 28 decision, as global energy pressures, inflation risks and weak economic growth continue to shape South Africa’s outlook.

Read more in the full article. 👉 Link in the comments.

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Everyone is responsible. Which often means no one is accountable.

South Africa’s water crisis reveals a deeper institutional problem: multiple departments, reporting systems, forums, and oversight structures but declining implementation capacity where it matters most.

The result? A government that appears everywhere, yet struggles to deliver basic services consistently.

👉Read more by following the link in the comments.

The NWU Business School invites you to be part of the Swing for Hope Golf Day on 26 June 2026 at Orkney Golf Course.

Whether you enter a fourball or partner as a sponsor, every contribution helps shape brighter futures.

👉 Let’s drive change together: https://qrkit.co/yJsrcy

Contribute to thought leadership shaping Africa and beyond by submitting your paper to the NWU Business School Journal of Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainable Innovation (JLEGSI) – an interdisciplinary platform advancing research in leadership, governance, and sustainable innovation.

Be part of the ideas driving change across Africa and globally.

Submit your manuscript: https://jlegsi.com/
Enquiries: [email protected]

🗓 Submit before: 15 May 2026
📖 Publication: 30 July 2026

South Africa’s labour market crisis is no longer measured only by unemployment. It is increasingly measured by withdrawal.

As discouragement rises and labour force participation declines, more South Africans are losing faith that the labour market can offer meaningful opportunity.

In his latest reflection, Prof Joseph Sekhampu explores the growing structural nature of labour market exclusion – and why unemployment statistics alone no longer tell the full story.

Read more 👉 https://nwubusinessschool.co.za/2026/05/13/labour-market-withdrawal-is-on-the-rise/

Join the NWU Business School at the Swing for Hope Golf Day ⛳

A day of golf with purpose – supporting the development of a strong and healthy future generation.

🏌️ Scramble Drive Format
📍 Orkney Golf Course
📅 26 June 2026

Enter your fourball, become a sponsor, and be part of something bigger than the game.

🔗https://qrkit.co/yJsrcy

The Leadership in Agriculture Dialogue brought together leading voices from business, academia and industry for a powerful day of conversation, reflection and shared insight at The Feather Hill in Potchefstroom.

From risk and resilience to innovation and mentorship, the discussions reinforced a simple but powerful truth: agriculture thrives where collaboration and open, honest dialogue take place.

A day defined by meaningful exchange, practical wisdom and forward-looking leadership.

Read the full article and watch short video interviews here 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-agriculture-dialogue-conversations-cultivate-sjfec

Leadership in Agriculture Dialogue: conversations that cultivate change “This analogy captured the essence of the dialogue. Effective leadership is not about ego or individual prominence.

Don’t miss your opportunity to contribute to a leading scholarly platform. Submit your paper to the Journal of Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainable Innovation (JLEGSI) and be part of the research shaping leadership, governance, and sustainable innovation in Africa and beyond.

⏳ Submissions close: 15 May 2026
📖 Publication: 30 July 2026

Submit now: https://jlegsi.com/
Enquiries: [email protected]

Join us for an engaging online session hosted by the NWU Business School with Ms Charlene Selle, Assistant Director at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

This engagement explores how research infrastructure, interdisciplinary collaboration, and talent development can support innovation ecosystems and scalable impact within higher education and beyond.

Drawing from professional experience supporting research and academic initiatives within the MIT Sloan School of Management environment, the discussion will focus on research support systems, cross-disciplinary collaboration, talent development, and approaches to strengthening innovation capacity within academic institutions.

📅 11 May 2026
🕐 13:00
💻 Online via MS Teams: 65143d64-ce7d-441d-9ea3-4f91aa32a55f@b14d86f1-83ba-4b13-a702-b5c0231b9337." rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/65143d64-ce7d-441d-9ea3-4f91aa32a55f@b14d86f1-83ba-4b13-a702-b5c0231b9337.

Be part of the conversation shaping the future of research, innovation and collaboration in higher education.