Dear Members of the Regent Business School Community The Executive, Faculty, Staff and Students of REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL note with sincere regret and condemnation the recent human tragedy that has unfolded in the form of xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals and the ongoing national violence against women and children in South Africa.   Our deepest…

Standard Bank’s Chief Economist, Mr Goolam Ballim, led a robust discussion on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s turnaround strategy for South Africa in Johannesburg at Crown Plaza Hotel, Rosebank, late last month. The evening’s Masterclass, which was hosted by REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL, a member of Honoris United Universities, included an interactive session with the audience that comprised…

Ahmed Shaikh Ridwaan Asvat Nadeem Cassim Dhiru Soni Subsequent to deliberations at a pre-Budget Roundtable meeting held by REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL about a few weeks ago in Johannesburg, the authors, the moderator, Fatima Vawda and the panellists which included Professor Somadoda Fikeni, Dr Ralph Mathekga, Dr Emile du Plessis and Nadir Thokan had a debriefing…

The global economy is undergoing massive disruption. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has brought with it a world of ‘cyber-physical systems’ characterised by the merging of physical, digital, and biological realms in profound ways, and Artificial intelligence (AI) serves as the primary catalyst of this transformation. The digitally-enabled 4IR is already the fastest period of innovation…

Picture L-R Marvin Kambuwa, Nadir Thokan, Somadoda Fikeni, Fatima Vawda, Ahmed Shaikh, Ralph Mathekga, Emile du Plessis, Dhiru Soni, Ridwaan Asvat Some of SA’s foremost analytical minds in politics and economics sparked robust debate at the REGENT BUSINESS SCHOOL* Pre-Budget Roundtable last night when they shared their insights, forecasts and perceptions on Finance Minister, Tito…

by Dr Ahmed Shaikh Business schools have an important role in preparing young people for the 21st-century workplace It is no longer news that disruptive technologies will be the driving force behind the fourth industrial revolution. In fact, it sounds clichéd to even talk about how the world of work is in a profound state…

by Dr Ahmed Shaikh It is axiomatic to state that business models, across all sectors of the economy, are being fundamentally disrupted.  From the pervasive use of exponential technologies, the rise of smart machines and artificial intelligence, shifting demographics, increased market transparency, limitless individual choices and consumer sophistication – their structural impacts are clear to…