South Africa’s Climate Change Bill

Feature: South Africa’s Climate Change Bill

This ambitious South African legislation was introduced in 2022 by Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy. Following extensive public consultation and passed by the National Assembly in October 2023, the adopted version of the Bill is now under consideration by the National Council of Provinces, one step towards being signed into law by President Ramaphosa. The…

Family businesses perform better through informal leadership

Feature: Family businesses perform better through informal leadership

Family businesses perform better than other companies because they are managed in a more informal way. Managers more often make decisions based on experience and intuition. As a result, family-owned companies fare better financially and innovatively. According to research, the sometimes-portrayed image that family businesses are unprofessionally managed is incorrect. Better performance According to the…