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Babar Dharani
Dr Babar Dharani, senior lecturer at the Allan Gray Centre for Values-Based Leadership, is lead author of a new book, The Poetic Journey of Self-Leadership: Leadership Development Along Stages of Psychological Growth. It is co-authored by Professor Kurt April from the UCT Graduate School of Business and Kathy Harvey, associate dean for the MBA and executive degrees at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University.
Africa’s conservation models struggle to shake colonial yoke
/ 9 June 2026

Africa’s conservation models struggle to shake colonial yoke

Two of the continent’s premier game reserves – Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve and South Africa’s Kruger National Park – stand on the frontlines of species loss, working tirelessly to protect wildlife under the shadow of rising extinction threats. Yet they also reveal how different leadership approaches to park management can shape conservation success, advance inclusivity, and distribute economic benefit to local communities.

Inclusion boosts the bottom line
/ 26 March 2020

Inclusion boosts the bottom line

New research shows that while South African organisations have made strides in achieving greater diversity and transformation, too many people still feel excluded in workplaces – and this has significant consequences for productivity and company performance