The University of the Witwatersrand is among the foremost educational institutions in SA; unfortunately its business school has been punching below its weight. Even within the student body that impression percolates, despite the pride at being enrolled there and the high quality of faculty members. Education and its obvious link with skills creation is critical, particularly to SA, which should be striving to retain its place as the gateway into Africa, and working to become a successful emerging market. On Monday former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene joined Wits Business School (WBS) as interim head, an appointment that came as a surprise. But it is a welcome development that generates the right kind of headlines for WBS and the university. WBS has lost several heads in recent years, prompting speculation that the position did not allow the incumbents adequate space to make decisions.Nene might have been fired from Treasury in December 2015, yet his reputation appears to be getting...
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