Wits Business School

From student to award-nominated healthcare entrepreneur - Keneilwe Majali is proof that the WBS journey shapes more than careers.

A Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (PDBA) alumna and current MBA in Healthcare Leadership student, Keneilwe has been nominated for the African Health Excellence Awards 2026 in the Health Entrepreneur of the Year category.

In her own words: "From my studies in the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration to my current MBA journey at Wits Business School, the experience has helped sculpt me into the leader and healthcare entrepreneur I am today.”

We are proud to celebrate Keneilwe's nomination and the work she continues to do in advancing healthcare access and innovation across Africa.

Congratulations to our outstanding WBS academics Prof Boris Urban, Prof Jones Odei-Mensah, and Prof Odongo Kodongo who received awards at the recent Teaching and Research Excellence Awards hosted by the Wits Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management (CLM).

Prof Boris Urban has been recognised as one of the top five most productive researchers in the faculty, Prof Jones Odei-Mensah received the Research-Driven Social, Environmental and Policy Impact Award, and Prof Odongo Kodongo has been recognised as being in the top 10 in his discipline for quality research in A+ journals.

We celebrate these honours and are proud that WBS continues to produce high-quality, impactful research – reaching wider audiences and contributing to societal change!

We also thank Prof Maurice Radebe, Director of the CLM faculty and Prof Jason Cohen, Dean of the faculty for their exceptional leadership.

Change Agents heads to the Mother City. After a full house in Joburg, we're bringing the leadership stories of 23 of South Africa's senior leaders to Cape Town readers - drawn from the WBS Leadership Dialogues and facilitated by Professor Mills Soko. ​
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📍 Exclusive Books, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town​
🗓 Monday 29 June ​
⏰ 18:00 for 18:30​
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Available at selected Exclusive Books outlets. ​
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Take the next step in your academic journey.

Wits Business School hosts the largest PhD programme in South Africa, and one of the most highly regarded on the continent. Join us on 24 June at 17:00 to find out how a WBS PhD can position you to produce research that advances business and society across Africa.

We welcome candidates in the following disciplinary areas:
• African philanthropy and social investment
• Digital business
• Energy leadership
• Entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy
• Finance and economics
• Management

For enquires, contact: [email protected]

Register: https://wits-za.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QNmG6ID4R5qa6mR7foh4Sg #/registration

Nuclear is back at the heart of South Africa's energy plan.

The lights are staying on, the power market is opening up to competition, and after years of stop-start, new nuclear power is firmly back on the table.

We sat down with Loyiso Tyabashe, Group CEO of NECSA, to unpack what nuclear's revival really means for clean, low-carbon power, and for the skills and careers it'll take to deliver it.

A new episode of Energy Conversations drops on Tuesday. Catch us on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Last week, Wits Business School hosted the Pathways to Impact: Transforming Doctoral Research into Societal Value workshop - bringing together PhD candidates and distinguished international partners to explore how doctoral research can move beyond academic publications and into real-world solutions.​
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In collaboration with Dr Antonis Livieratos and Aliki Nianaki from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Christina Theodoraki from Aix-Marseille University (France), and WBS academics Euphemia Godspower-Akpomiemie and Sylvester Senyo Horvey, the workshop challenged scholars to think about research valorisation - translating their work into innovation and societal value.​
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The workshop included visits to the Wits Crucible Centre for Entrepreneurship, Jozi My Jozi, and the Wits Innovation Centre.​
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A PhD is more than a title. It is an opportunity to create meaningful impact!​
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Congratulations to Junaid Munshi, Group Executive: Distribution at Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, and proud Wits Business School MBA alumnus.

Junaid brings more than 30 years of executive experience across engineering, telecommunications, and commercial leadership to one of South Africa's most critical roles. His appointment marks a significant moment in Eskom's ongoing modernisation and energy transition journey.

We are proud to count him among the WBS community of leaders who are a force for positive change.

Learn more about Junaid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaidmunshi

We are proud to introduce you to another member of our new alumni association committee. Cohen Appanah is a dynamic leader at the intersection of engineering, business and global management.

With extensive leadership experience across manufacturing and mining, Cohen pairs hands-on operational expertise with an MBA and executive education from Oxford Business School, GIBS and Wits Business School.

As WBS's Executive Development Programme (EDP) Top Student in 2023, Cohen is passionate about artificial intelligence (AI), Industry 4.0 and building future-ready organisations.

Now serving on the WBS Alumni Association Committee, he's focused on deepening alumni connections and mentoring the next generation of leaders.

Welcome to the committee, Cohen.