Global leader

Dr. Sunette Pienaar of Unisa was recently named as one of the 245 young global leaders by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Dr. Pienaar is involved with Unisa's Centre for Corporate Citizenship and is the programme manager of the Murray & Roberts Chair in Collaborative Governance and Accountability. The WEF recognises 200 to 300 young leaders each year, under the age of 40. This year's leaders were chosen from 5000 nominations. Dr. Pienaar was nominated for her work with Heartbeat, an organisation she founded in 2000 to help children reach their potential.