My degree was an eye-opening journey of self-discovery with the added benefit of regular contributions from established industry experts to broaden my perspective. The MBA-HL has armed me with the knowledge and tools to establish myself as a healthcare leader in any space I find myself in.

I consider having been part of the Wits Business School, and CAPSI in particular, a great privilege, particularly given the calibre of academic staff and colleagues that I interacted with. I will treasure the lifelong friendships and collaborations I made. I am now more confident about my place as a global leader because of WBS.

My Masters in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation was the launching pad for my new business, which started as a simple idea and is now an award-winning banking app. The incredible lecturers at WBS helped to shape my thinking and gave me both the knowledge and confidence to meet all the requirements to take my idea to market. It is particularly rewarding to have employed two of my former classmates. I am so grateful to WBS for being part of this unfolding story!

The reputation for academic excellence and thought leadership at WBS gives me confidence as I continue to grow in my career. More importantly, being part of this network connects me to a community of changemakers and leaders across different industries. It is an honour to carry the WBS name as I contribute to advancing philanthropy and social impact in South Africa and across the continent.

In April 2023, Queen Ndlovu, CEO and founder of QP Drone Tech, a provider of drone business solutions, was considering options to fulfil her original dream of manufacturing drones in South Africa. She had encountered obstacles to achieving the same in 2019, and had decided to focus on providing commercial drone consulting services. However, her dream had not extinguished, and in 2022, she decided to restart her efforts. She found practical support from The Innovation Hub, an incubator that was supporting her business, which enabled her to enhance the prototype of her drone.

In February 2022, Emmanuel Coopmans, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Explochem – an environmental engineering organisation specialising in proprietary water treatment technology as well as combustion and vapour recovery solutions – had come to the realisation that after 40 successful years it was time for him to sell and exit the business. Ideally, he wanted to find someone who he could mentor over a period of time to be his successor and continue the legacy of Explochem.

Online South African marketplace, bidorbuy, and e-commerce logistics organisation, uAfrica – both co-founded by Andy Higgins – merged in August 2022 to form the Bob Group. The intention of the merged company was to rebrand bidorbuy as Bob Shop, and to launch the new brand in the first quarter of 2023, when all systems had been properly integrated.

Oryx Desert Salt is sourced from ancient, unpolluted, sustainable underground salt lakes in the pristine and remote uninhabitable Kalahari semi-desert of South Africa. Samantha Skyring is the founding CEO of Oryx Desert Salt. Her inspiration for the name was her 120-km, one-week walk through the Namib Desert in 2000, when she had several close encounters with the Oryx Gazelle, becoming the symbol of that Kalahari experience.