The Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) is an

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

institution located in

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. It is a private higher education institution, established in 1995 as a post-apartheid empowerment institution, offering affordable and accessible management education primarily to persons previously denied access to

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. In 2017, it joined Honoris United Universities. From 2002, MANCOSA publishers the
Journal of Management & Administration
'.

Programmes

MANCOSA offers programs for

business administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

, functional management and

leadership Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

. It confers certifications ranging from

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s to

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s. With over 10,000 students currently registered, it is one of the largest providers of management programmes through supported distance learning in

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...

Management

In 2002 it received Full Institutional Accreditation from the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC), the quality assuring committee of the Council on Higher Education (CHE); its programmes are registered on the

South African Qualifications Authority The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) is a statutory body, regulated in terms of the ''National Qualifications Framework Act'' No. 67 of 2008. It is made up of 29 members appointed by the Minister of Education in consultation with ...

's National Qualifications Framework (NQF). In 2017 MANCOSA joined Honoris United Universities alongside educational institutions in the countries of

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( IMSET, ESPRIT),

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(EMSI),

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( Honoris Educational Network),

(

Regent Business School Regent Business School is a distance education institution located in Durban, South Africa. It is a Private university, private higher education institution, established in 1998 as a post-apartheid Black Economic Empowerment, empowerment institut ...

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, and

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Notable alumni

* Doreen Sioka, Namibian Minister of Labour and Social Welfare * Alistair Mokoena, chief executive officer,

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South Africa *

Ayanda Dlodlo Ayanda Dlodlo (born 22 May 1963) is a South African politician and former cabinet minister. A former member of UMkhonto we Sizwe, Umkhonto we Sizwe, she became a Member of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament for the African National Congress ...

, RSA Minister of State Security Minister *

Gwede Mantashe Samson Gwede Mantashe (born 21 June 1955) is a South African politician and former trade unionist who is currently serving as the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. He has been responsible for the mineral resources portfolio since Feb ...

, South African politician and trade unionist *

Tjekero Tweya Tjekero Tweya (born 18 June 1960 in Shamundambo, Okavango Region), is a Namibian politician and trade unionist. Tweya is a member of parliament for SWAPO. He served in the Cabinet of Namibia as Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Devel ...

, Namibia Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development * Leevi Shiimi Katoma, Namibian Member of Parliament * Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele, Namibian Member of Parliament

References

External links

Official site
Distance education institutions based in South Africa Business schools in South Africa 1995 establishments in South Africa Educational institutions established in 1995 {{SouthAfrica-university-stub

Programmes

Management

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links