Zulaikha Patel: Young people urged to be agents of change
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read August 13, 2018
Young people have been urged to rise up and defend South Africa’s democracy, while also effecting change in their communities. “We, as the youth, need to rise up and defend democracy. We have a purpose to fulfil. We must decolonise our State, minds and live up to the democracy... Read more
Enabling youth to power the digital economy
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of the Witwatersrand August 13, 2018
Hundreds descended upon Wits to hear the legendary Jack Ma, Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, address entrepreneurs, students and policy makers. Wits University was selected as the site of the important event, Netrepreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digital Lions, organised by Alibaba and the United Nations Conference on Trade and... Read more
Reitz: the road to reconciliation nearly a decade later
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of the Free State August 10, 2018
People who work to reconcile communities, to bring about change and transformation, need to do more than get people to sit and talk. They need to go on and make something work afterwards, said the former UFS Dean of Student Affairs Dr Rudi Buys. Dr Buys launched his book,... Read more
Select Committee concerned by backlog in certification of TVET students
ArchivesLatest news August 10, 2018
The Select Committee on Education and Recreation is concerned by a 10-year backlog in certification of students from technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges, and implored the Department of Higher Education and Training(DHET) to address the challenge. The committee was briefed by the South African College Principals’... Read more
Minibus taxis crucial in public transport overhaul
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Cape Town August 10, 2018
There are signs of a fundamental shift in the South African government’s attitude towards the minibus-taxi sector and its role in urban transport. Since its origins in the 1920s in the form of independently owned sedan vehicles, the minibus-taxi sector has been both a reviled and welcomed part of... Read more
Multilingual HE is possible but will take great effort and commitment
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of South Africa August 10, 2018
All is not lost in the quest for multilingual higher education in South Africa. Other indigenous languages elsewhere have succeeded in establishing themselves as viable academic languages and the same can be done with South African languages, especially with technology emerging as the decisive game changer. However, it will... Read more
The two institutions launch a state-of-the-art 3D imaging facility Mintek and Unisa’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) are proud to announce their joint acquisition of a state-of-the-art 3D X-ray microscopy system. 3D X-ray imaging of advanced materials, rocks and minerals facilitates the ability to “see what’s inside”... Read more
Kangnas Wind Farm partners with Fitzpatrick Institute in support of bird study
ArchivesLatest news August 8, 2018
Kangnas Wind Farm has committed to supporting the FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology’s Red Lark research by funding a PhD study on this species. Kangnas Wind Farm and the Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, are working in partnership to gather data related to the Red Lark species current status,... Read more
UKZN Professor Emeritus presents paper at prestigious conference
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal August 8, 2018
On Saturday, 2 June this year, Professor Dennis Schauffer, Professor Emeritus at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, presented a paper at the Art, Materiality and Representation Conference. The conference was jointly organised by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Museum (Department of Africa, Oceania and... Read more
Primo, UCT Libraries’ new cloud-based, multiplatform search tool, opens access to all its content databases to users, on the go, using any device from anywhere. It was officially launched on 1 August. Though Primo made its debut in December last year, this “gestation” period has given designers time to eradicate... Read more
